From Nave’s Topical Bible
Tarshish
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 21Passages listed
- 10Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. Son of JavanGenesis 10:41 Chronicles 1:7
- 2. Also called THARSHISH
- Probably SpainGenesis 10:4Genesis 10:5Psalms 72:10Isaiah 66:19
- Solomon makes valuable imports from1 Kings 10:222 Chronicles 9:21
- Commerce and wealth of1 Kings 10:221 Kings 22:482 Chronicles 9:212 Chronicles 20:36Psalms 48:7Isaiah 2:16Isaiah 23:1–14Isaiah 60:9Jeremiah 10:9Ezekiel 27:12Ezekiel 27:25Ezekiel 38:13
- Jonah would flee toJonah 1:3Jonah 4:2
- Prophecies concerningPsalms 72:10Isaiah 2:16Isaiah 23:1–14Isaiah 60:9Isaiah 66:19
- 3. Son of Bilhan1 Chronicles 7:10
- 4. A Persian princeEsther 1:14
The passages, in Bible order (21)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Commentary on Genesis 10:41 voice
(Ver. 4.) The sons of Javan were Elisha and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim. From them were divided the islands of the nations in their lands, each according to its language, its kindred, and its people. From the Ionians, that is, the Greeks, were born the Aeolians, who are called Aeolians: hence the fifth language of Greece is called Aeolian, which they call 'the fifth dialect.' Josephus considers Tarshish to be Cilicia, stating that the letter θ was mistakenly corrupted by later generations into τ: hence their metropolis is called the city of Tarsus, glorious to the Apostle Paul.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
Commentary on Genesis 10:51 voice
From these have divided the islands of the nations into their regions, each according to his language and family in their nations. 'Let us read the histories of the ancients, and we shall see almost all islands, and the shores of the whole world, and …
Bede· Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron), 735Patristic
- 1 Kings 10:22
For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
Commentary on 1 Kings 10:221 voice
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish, with the navy of Hiram,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
Commentary on 1 Kings 22:481 voice
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish,.... Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, 1Ki 10:
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Chronicles 1:7
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:71 voice
The sons of Javan - But the sons of Macedon, Alsu, and Tarsus, Ilation, and Dardania, or, according to others, Elisha, Alam, Titsas, Achzavia, and Dardania, Ridom, and Chamen, and Antioch. So says this Targum, which I shall henceforth designate by the letter T.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 1 Chronicles 7:10
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan:
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7:101 voice
The sons also of Jediael,.... The third son of Benjamin before mentioned, 1Ch 7:6. Bilhan, including his posterity, as follows: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin; called so after his great grandfather: and Ehud; who was the second judge in Israel, Jdg 3:15. and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar; of whom we nowhere else read.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Chronicles 9:21
For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- 2 Chronicles 20:36
They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 20:361 voice
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish,.... Of which; see Gill on 1Ki 22:48, and though it is there said, 1Ki 22:49, that Jehoshaphat refused letting the servants of Ahaziah go with his, that was after he had been reproved for joining with him, and after the ships were broken: and they made the ships in Eziongeber; of which see Gill on 1Ki 9:26.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Esther 1:14
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
Commentary on Esther 1:142 voices
But let us hear what Scripture has to say about the stubbornness of Vashti, that most foolish of queens: "So the king was angered, and enflamed by his excessive rage he questioned his wise men, who were always at his side according to royal custom; …
Rabanus Maurus· Commentary on Esther, 856Patristic
The advice which King Ahasuerus asks of his seven sages who were, according to royal custom always by his side, concerning the insolent Vashti—as well as the sentence he orders them to pass concerning her—undoubtedly signifies the sentence our Savior passes against the arrogance of …
Rabanus Maurus· EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 2, 856Patristic
- Psalms 48:7
With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
Commentary on Psalms 48:72 voices
"They themselves seeing." Here he describes their integrity, and there are seven elements. The first is vision, that is, the knowledge of faith; hence he says, "They themselves seeing," that is, knowing through faith the miracles that Christ and the apostles were performing. Is. 62: …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
[Daniel 10:6] "And his body was like chrysolite." For "chrysolite," one of the twelve gems inserted in the oracular breastplate of the high priest, the Hebrew has trs'ys (tharsis) , a word which Theodotion and Symmachus simply left unchanged in transcription; but the Septuagint called it "the sea," according to the usage in the Psalms: "With a violent gale Thou dashest the ships of Tharsis in pieces," i.e., "the ships of the sea" (Psalm 48:7).
Jerome· St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TEN, 420Patristic
- Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Commentary on Psalms 72:101 voice
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Isaiah 2:16
against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.
Commentary on Isaiah 2:161 voice
(Verse 16.) And over all the ships of Tarshish, and over everything that is beautiful to see. Regarding Tarshish, which all similarly transferred, only seventy interpreted the sea. The Hebrews believe that the sea of Tarshish is properly called () in their language, but when it is said Iam (), it is not called in the Hebrew language, but in the Syriac language. Josaphat also had ships that he would send to Tarshish (3 Kings 22:49), but they were broken in Asiongaber.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 23:1–14
This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
Commentary on Isaiah 23:1–141 voice
(Chapter 23, Verse 1) The Word of Tyre. As for our view on the burden or word and assumption of Tyre according to the Hebrews, we have already explained it in the book of ten Historical Visions. Now we will briefly go through every prophecy against Tyre according to the interpretation and version of the LXX. Tyre is called 'angustia' in the Hebrew language, and it is translated into our language as 'narrowness'. Therefore, every soul occupied by vices and evil thoughts can be called 'angustia'.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 60:9
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
Commentary on Isaiah 60:91 voice
It is possible to contemplate the fulfillment of the divine word when one sees, in consequence of the conversion of the nations, such souls dedicating themselves to the message of godliness and being diligently busy in the ministry of the altar of God. It is then especially on account of the conversion of such souls and their salvation that the church of God receives glory.
Eusebius of Caesarea· COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 2:50, 339Patristic
- Isaiah 66:19
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
Commentary on Isaiah 66:191 voice
"And from them I will send" the sign "to Tarshish, Tubal and Javan," and to all the other cities, which came to help the house of Gog in its fight against Zerubbabel, that is, against Christ, who was symbolized by Zerubbabel, the king of the …
Ephrem the Syrian· COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 66:19, 373Patristic
- Jeremiah 10:9
Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz— the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.
Commentary on Jeremiah 10:91 voice
(Verse 9.) Silver brought from Tarshish is plated (or brought) and gold from Ophaz, the work of an artist and the hand of a craftsman. Hyacinthus and their purple garment: the work of craftsmen (or wise men) all these things. It is brought from Tharsis. Tharsis is either a region of India, as Josephus says, or certainly the entire sea is called Tharsis, and it has a resemblance to the sky; and yet it is wrapped in the artifice of words, or extended. If it wants to deceive, it will not be able to. And gold from Ophaz.
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic