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Verse 1 Kings 10:22. _A NAVY OF THARSHISH_] For probable conjectures
concerning this place, and the _three years' voyage_, see at the end
of this and the preceding chapter. 1 Kings 10:29; _"_1 Kings...
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This is given as the reason of the great plentifulness of silver in
the time of Solomon. The “navy of Tharshish” (not the same as the
navy of Ophir, 1 Kings 9:26) must therefore have imported very lar...
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6. SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA: HIS GREAT RICHES AND SPLENDOUR
CHAPTER 10
_ 1. The visit of the Queen (1 Kings 10:1)_
2. Solomon's enormous wealth (1 Kings 10:14)
3. the targets and shields ...
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1 KINGS 10. VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. By Sheba or Saba a district
in S. Arabia is meant. The Sabæ ans were known to the Israelites as
exporters of gold (Isaiah 60:6; Psalms 72:15); Ezekiel (Ezekiel...
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NAVY OF THARSHISH. Tharshish ships,. name for large ocean-going ships
(like English "East-Indiamen"). When mentioned as. place it is
identified by Oppert with Tartessis. the Andalusia of to-day, noted...
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_For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish_ i.e. Of ships such as
were used in the trade with Tarshish (cf. 1 Kings 22:48). These would
probably be of the largest build then possible. Tarshish is mo...
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BRINGING GOLD AND SILVER, IVORY, &C.— See the note on chap. 1 Kings
9:28 and Scheuchzer on the place....
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B. SOLOMON'S OTHER WEALTH 10:22-29
TRANSLATION
(22) For the king had a Tarshish fleet in the sea with the fleet of
Hiram; once in three years the Tarshish fleet came, bringing gold,
silver, ivory, ap...
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_FOR THE KING HAD AT SEA A NAVY OF THARSHISH WITH THE NAVY OF HIRAM:
ONCE IN THREE YEARS CAME THE NAVY OF THARSHISH, BRINGING GOLD, AND
SILVER, IVORY, AND APES, AND PEACOCKS._
At sea - on the Mediter...
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10:22 ivory, (c-26) Or 'elephants' teeth.'...
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A NAVY OF THARSHISH] better, 'Tharshish ship,' i.e. a stoutly-built
vessel, such as was accustomed to voyage to Tartessus in Spain, or
perhaps Tarsus in Cilicia, but which Solomon probably sent to Oph...
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SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
1. Sheba] the Sheba of Genesis 10:28 (in Arabia), not of Genesis 10:7
(in Africa). Arabia seems frequently to have been ruled by queens;
more than one is mentioned in th...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 10
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA’S VISIT
V1 The Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame and how he gave
honour to the *Lord. So she came to test...
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A NAVY OF THARSHISH. — There seems little doubt that the Tarshish of
Scripture is properly Tartessus in Spain, which name, indeed, is drawn
from an Aramaic form of Tarshish. For (_a_) Tarshish is firs...
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כִּי֩ אֳנִ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ לַ †
מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בַּ...
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“SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY”
1 Kings 10:14
How dazzling is this description of Solomon's glory! And yet our Lord
said that it was excelled by a single lily of the field, Matthew 6:28.
Solomon's glory w...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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The Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon shows how far his fame was
spread abroad. Moreover, reports had coupled Solomon's wisdom and
greatness with the name of Jehovah. The Queen of Sheba saw what the
g...
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For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram:
once in three years came the navy of (h) Tharshish, bringing gold, and
silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
(h) By Tharshish is m...
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To Tharsis. This word in Hebrew signifies, "the sea," Isaias ii. 16.,
and xxiii. 10. (Menochius) --- But when it signifies some particular
place, (Haydock) it probably refers to Tarsus of Cilicia, whi...
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(14) В¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, (15) Beside that he
had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchan...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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The king of Tyre also was dependent on the king of Israel; and the
queen of Sheba comes from the far south to delight herself in the
wisdom of the head of God's people, and to be filled with wonder at...
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FOR THE KING HAD AT SEA A NAVY OF THARSHISH, WITH THE NAVY OF
HIRAM,.... Tharshish was not the place the navy went from, but whither
it went to, as appears from 2 Chronicles 9:21 and designs not Tarsu...
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For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram:
once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and
silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Ver. 22. _For the king ha...
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_For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish_ Ships that went to
Tharshish. For Tharshish was the name of a place, upon the sea, famous
for its traffic with merchants, and a place very remote from Jud...
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1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisdome of Solomon.
14 Solomons gold.
16 His targets.
18 The throne of Iuorie.
21 His vessels.
24 His presents.
26 His chariots and horse.
28 His tribute.
1 A...
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For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram, a
number of ships on the Mediterranean which made regular trips to
Spain, with its rich silver mines. ONCE IN THREE YEARS CAME THE N...
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Solomon's Riches and Luxury...
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THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
(vs.1-13)
News of Solomon's greatness spread through the nations. It was not
however his greatness itself that impressed the Queen of Sheba, but
his fame concerning t...
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IVORY:
Or, elephants teeth...
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14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of.
Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less
valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches...
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A NAVY OF THARSHISH; either, first, the ships of the sea, which may
seem to be called Tarshish, as PSALMS 48:7 ISAIAH 60:9, from an
eminent part of the sea near Judea, so called. Or rather, the ships...
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A DESCRIPTION OF KING SOLOMON'S TOYS (1 KINGS 10:14).
With the wealth that was pouring into his country Solomon made himself
some ostentatious ‘toys. These included both large and small shields
of cov...
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CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba.
CONCLUSION: That fame is true fame which has associated with it the
name of the Lord and...
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1 Kings 10:1. _Sheba,_ from Saba, the eldest son of Cush. Genesis
10:7. The country extending itself from the Gulf of Persia to the Red
sea. The claims of the Abyssinians to the queen of this country,...
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_The king had at sea a navy of Tharshish._
THE LESSONS OF PROSPERITY
The period of Solomon’s reign was the period of the greatest
commercial, political, and intellectual splendour that Israel knew....
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 10:14 WEIGHT OF GOLD. The accumulation of
gold continues. It is mentioned no fewer than 11 times in vv. 1 Kings
10:14,...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 10:15. BESIDE … OF THE MERCHANTMEN, AND … MERCHANTS—the
words rendered “merchantmen,” אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים
have been conjectured to mean “fines of the subject” ...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S WEALTH, POMP, AND POWER. The visit of the Queen of Sheba, in
itself a striking proof of the fame and greatness of Solomon, is
followed by a description of his revenues, his throne...
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Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and so she came to
Jerusalem with a very great company of people, camels, spices, a lot
of gold, and precious stones: and as she came to Solomon, sh...
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1 Kings 10:18; 1 Kings 22:48; 2 Chronicles 20:36; 2 Chronicles 20:37;...
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Tharshish — Ships that went to Tharshish. For Tharshish was the name
of a place upon the sea, famous for its traffick with merchants, and
it was a place very remote from Judea, as appears from the thr...