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NASB | 1 Kings 10:22 For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 10:22 For the king had at sea the [large cargo] ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks. |
Bible Question:
I have read the Bible four and a half times including the Apocryphia. I distinctly remember a story about a conquest a particular king was on. One of the things he was up against in this particular battle was various herds that the aposing king had in possession. One of this kings hers included an elephane or various elephants. I remember because as the story went the challenging king was under one of the elephants and stood his sword up with the handle on the ground whereas as the elephant tryed to lie on him to destroy him the elephant ended up stabbing himself. My question is this...does anybody else remember the same or am I totally losing it??? I have searched various concordances and almost every Bible type written in english on the internet but to no avail. If anybody could help I would greatly appreciate. Thank you for your patience and understanding, Curious_chris |
Bible Answer: Hi Chris, I have to admit, I'm not familiar with your story reference. However, Eastons' Bible Dictionary does give a bit of info that will hope fully shed some light: "Elephant — not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek word (elephantinos) translated “of ivory” in Rev. 18:12, and in the Hebrew word (shenhabim, meaning “elephant’s tooth”) rendered “ivory” in 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chr. 9:21." [Easton, M. (1996, c1897). Easton's Bible dictionary.] BradK |