Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Tharshish
Peacocks
General references
Bible References
Tharshish
1 Kings 22:48
King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold. They were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed.
Genesis 10:4
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim (Dodanim).
2 Chronicles 9:21
The king had ships going to Tarshish with Huram's sailors. Once every three years the Tarshish ships would bring gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.
2 Chronicles 20:36
Jehoshaphat joined him in making ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
Psalm 48:7
You break the ships of Tarshish using the east wind.
Psalm 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute (presents). The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
Isaiah 2:16
and also against all the large ships of Tarshish and all the beautiful boats.
Isaiah 23:1
Wail, O ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus (Kittim) word has come to them.
Isaiah 60:9
Surely the coastlands wait with hope for me. The ships from Tarshish are the first to bring your children from far away. They bring their silver and their gold with them to honor the name of Jehovah your God, the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you.
Isaiah 66:19
I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations.
Ezekiel 27:12
People from Tarshish traded with you because you were so very rich. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.
Jonah 1:3
Jonah tried to run away from the presence of Jehovah (YHWH). He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of Jehovah.
Amos 3:15
I will strike (destroy) the winter house and the summer house. The houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will come to an end, said Jehovah.
Peacocks
Job 39:13
The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but they cannot compare with the pinions and feathers of the stork.
General references
Ezekiel 27:12
People from Tarshish traded with you because you were so very rich. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.