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21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships[a] manned by Huram’s men[b] that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet[c] came into port with cargoes of[d] gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “servants.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”