12 Bible Verses about Ships For Trading

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram. Once in three years the navy of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe! Woe to the great city, by which all who had ships in the sea were rich out of her costliness! For in one hour she was ruined.

Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.

And also the navy of Hiram which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great abundance of almug trees and precious stones.

Jehoshaphat had ten ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold. But they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

The ships of Tarshish were the travelers of your goods. And you were filled and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

Your borders are in the midst of the seas, your builders have perfected your beauty. They have made all your ship boards of fir trees of Senir; they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for you. They have made the oaks of Bashan your oars; the daughter of Assyria has made your deck of ivory from the coasts of Kittim.read more.
Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, an ensign for you; violet and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your covering. The residents of Sidon and Arvad were your seamen. Your wise ones, O Tyre, were in you, they were your sailors. The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you, reinforcing your seams. All the ships of the sea with their seamen were with you, to exchange your merchandise.

The elders of Gebal and her wise men were with you, reinforcing your seams. All the ships of the sea with their seamen were with you, to exchange your merchandise.