2 Chronicles 9:10

even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;

Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.

I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.

“ ‘ “The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.

The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir, also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the engraver and of the hands of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple. They are all the work of skillful men.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

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, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.

For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Moreover the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before Yahweh’s tabernacle; and Solomon and the assembly were seeking counsel there.

“Send me also cedar trees, cypress trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. Behold, my servants will be with your servants,

For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.

You say, ‘God lays up his iniquity for his children.’ Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the feathers and plumage of love?

She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men: musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.

The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!

Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.

Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.

“I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to far-away islands, who have not heard my fame, nor have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.

“ ‘ “Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.

“ ‘ “The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.