2Ch 9:21 | NET2full | STEP | The king had a fleet of large merchant ships manned by Huram’s men that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold , silver , ivory , apes , and peacocks .

‏ 2 Chronicles 9:21

21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ^{▼▼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.} manned by Huram’s men ^{▼▼tn Heb “servants.”} that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ^{▼▼tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”} came into port with cargoes of ^{▼▼tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”} gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ^{▼▼tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”}