Thematic Bible: Trading
Thematic Bible
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"It happened when he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it."
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"
Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares.
Ships » Employed in » Trading
For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they did not go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber.
Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred 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