²¹For the ships of the king went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram.^g Once every three years^h the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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Footnotes

gThis is the spelling in Hebrew, though many translations have “Hiram”
hLiterally “for three years”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by Hiram’s servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for the king’s ships kept going to Tarshish with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

NLTNew Living Translation

The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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