Thematic Bible: Trading
Thematic Bible
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And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Ships » Employed in » Trading
For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
Related Topics
- Buying and selling
- Coinage
- Commerce
- Dishonesty Condemned
- Dishonesty, Kinds Of
- Giving, Of Talents
- Gold
- Iron
- Ivory
- Lead
- Living In The Land
- Losing Friends
- Mariners