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1 Kings 10:22

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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.
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  1. 1 Kings 22:48Rank 1 from verse 22
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    48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

  2. 2 Chronicles 20:36–37Rank 2 from verse 22
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    36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

    37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

  3. Genesis 10:4Rank 3 from verse 22
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    4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

  4. Psalms 48:7Rank 4 from verse 22
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    7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

  5. Psalms 72:10Rank 5 from verse 22
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    10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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1 Kings 10:22

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

navy

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A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. The whole of the ships of war belonging to a nation or king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

once

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Sense 1: One time or a single occurrence. Sense 2: At once: at the same instant or together. Sense 3: Formerly; at an earlier time. Sense 4: When once: when the stated point has been reached.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

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ivory

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The hard, fine, pale material of an elephant's tusk, used for costly objects and as a comparison for whiteness or smoothness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21¶ And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

22For 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.

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23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

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