2 Chronicles 9:21
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9:21The king had a fleet of large merchant ships42 manned by Huram’s men43 that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet44 came into port with cargoes of45 gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.46
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- 42 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.
- 43 Heb “servants.”
- 44 Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
- 45 Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”
- 46 The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” has “monkeys,” , “peacocks,” and “baboons.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For the ships of the king went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
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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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