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2 Chronicles 9:21

Context
NETBible

The king had a fleet of large merchant ships 1  manned by Huram’s men 2  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet 3  came into port with cargoes of 4  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. 5 

XREF

1Ki 10:22; 1Ki 22:48; Job 39:13

NET © Notes

tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish with the servants of Huram.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

tn Heb “servants.”

tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”

tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”



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