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2 Chronicles 9:21

2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 Chronicles 9:21 Tarshish is usually identified with Tartessus in Spain, but here it seems to be a way of describing “the ends of the earth.”

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See also 2 Chronicles 9:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Chronicles 9:21. _THE KING'S SHIPS WENT TO TARSHISH_] "Went to _Africa_." - _Targum_....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, SOLOMON'S RICHES AND HONORS, AND SOLOMON'S DEATH CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The visit of the Queen (2 Chronicles 9:1)_ 2. The riches of Solomon (2 Chronicles 9:13) 3. The ivory throne ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA; SOLOMON'S WEALTH; HIS DEATH (see notes on 1 Kings 10:1; 1 Kings 11:41). The variations between the two records are unimportant....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE. No article in the Hebrew here....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _For the king's ships went_to _Tarshish_ R.V. FOR THE KING HAD SHIPS THAT WENT TO TARSHISH. Here the Chronicler misunderstands the parallel passage (1 Kings 10:22, "For the king had at sea _a navy of...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH— That this was some place in the East Indies, appears, as Bochart thinks, from the commodities, _elephants' teeth, apes,_ and _peacocks,_ brought from thence; and because the shi...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON SIXTEEN 9-11 A QUEEN COMES TO JERUSALEM. REHOBOAM AND THE KINGDOM. 6. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND SOLOMON'S GREATNESS (Chapter 9) INTRODUCTION The wisdom of Solomon brought the queen of Sheba to...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ The king's ships went t...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    9:21 ivory, (a-26) Or 'elephants' teeth.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. SOLOMON'S SPLENDOUR This chapter is a close repetition of 1 Kings 10:1 and 1 Kings 11:41....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE KING'S SHIPS WENT TO TARSHISH] If this is not a misunderstanding of the phrase 'ships of Tarshish' (1 Kings 10:22), which describes a particular kind of vessel, it must be assumed that Solomon's s...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE SOLOMON RULES *ISRAEL 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 9 THE FAME AND WEALTH OF SOLOMON – 2 CHRONICLES 9:1-31 The visit of the queen...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FOR THE KING’S SHIPS WENT TO TARSHISH. — 1 Kings 10:22, _“_For the king had a Tarshish fleet on the sea, with the fleet of Hiram.” It is generally assumed that the words of the chronicler are an erron...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כִּֽי ־אֳנִיֹּ֤ות לַ † מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הֹלְכֹ֣ות תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The story of the Queen of Sheba's coming is full of beauty, as it illustrates the true influence of kingship exercised under the government of the eternal King. The fame of Solomon's wisdom attracted...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of (l) Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (l) Which is thought...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Tharsis. Any distant place was so called. (Tirinus)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What an astonishing relation is here given of the riches, and splendor, and power, and sovereignty of Solomon. Surely never was there a king among the sons of men of equal grandeur and magnificence. A...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    But it is not only within the borders of the land that the power and glory of Solomon are known. His fame spreads among the heathen, even to distant lands; and the queen of Sheba comes to bring him he...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    1 Kings 10:22....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Queene of Sheba admireth the wisedome of Solomon. 13 Solomons golde, 15 His Targets. 17 The throne of Iuory. 20 His vessels. 23 His presents. 25 His chariots and horse. 26 His tributes....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    For the king's ships, the navy on the Mediterranean Sea, WENT TO TARSHISH, the rich mining region of Spain, WITH THE SERVANTS OF HURAM; EVERY THREE YEARS ONCE CAME THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH, BRINGING GOLD...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE IMMENSE WEALTH OF SOLOMON AND HIS DEATH...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (vv.1-12) The report of the visit of the Queen of Sheba with Solomon differs only in few details from the report in 1 Kings 10:1. But her visit is a lovely picture o...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    IVORY: Or, elephants teeth...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-31 The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Chronicles 9:21 kings H4428 ships H591 went H1980 (H8802) Tarshish H8659 servants H5650 Hiram H2361 Once H259

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Solomon and the queen of Sheba. His revenue and splendor. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, queen of Sheba. CONCLUSION: Those who honor God, He will honor. The best way to get the credit of our en...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Chronicles 9:12. _Besides that which she had brought unto the king._ It cannot be understood that Solomon returned the presents which the queen brought to him; but he far exceeded her in liberality...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And apes, and peacocks._ APES AND PEACOCKS (to children):--We learn from this passage-- I. That a rich man can get, as far as worldly goods are concerned, almost what he likes in this world. II....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] _2 Chronicles 9:1_. This narrative is parallel with 1 Kings 10:1, from which it varies little; Solomon’s glory (2 Chronicles 9:13); and the close of his reign ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The writer is about to take his leave of Solomon and the glowing memories of his golden reign; and, whether he designed it or not, he has done so in a most dramatically successful manner in...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:48; Job 39:13...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Did Solomon’s ships get gold from Tarshish or from Ophir? PROBLEM: Here the Chronicler affirms that Solomon’s ships “went to Tarshish” and brought back gold. However, in 1 Kings 9:28 it claims they “...

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