Ship

How Nave’s arranged it

• Built
• By NoahGenesis 6:13–22
• By Solomon1 Kings 9:262 Chronicles 8:17
• By Jehoshaphat1 Kings 22:482 Chronicles 20:352 Chronicles 20:36
• Of gopher woodGenesis 6:1Genesis 6:4
• Of fir woodEzekiel 27:5
• Of bulrushesIsaiah 18:2
• Sealed with pitch (tar?)Genesis 6:15
• Equipped with
• A helmJames 3:4
• A rudderActs 27:40
• TacklingIsaiah 33:23Acts 27:19

The passages, in Bible order (41)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 6:1

   Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

   ›Commentary on Genesis 6:12 voices

   “And for a very long while wickedness extended and spread, and reached and laid hold upon the whole race of mankind, until a very small seed of righteousness remained among them: and illicit unions took place upon the earth, since angels were united with the daughters of the race of mankind; and they bore to them sons who for their exceeding greatness were called giants.

   “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the face of the earth,....

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2. Genesis 6:4

   The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 6:42 voices

   “(Version 4.) Now there were giants upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown. For falling ones, or giants, Symmachus interpreted them as violent ones. And it is fitting for the name of falling ones to apply to angels and the children of the saints.

   “And for a very long while wickedness extended and spread, and reached and laid hold upon the whole race of mankind, until a very small seed of righteousness remained among them: and illicit unions took place upon the earth, since angels were united with the daughters of the race of mankind; and they bore to them sons who for their exceeding greatness were called giants.

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3. Genesis 6:13–22

   Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

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   “He said to Noah: The end of all flesh has come before me; the earth is filled with iniquity because of them, and I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of smoothed wood, etc. The diverse form in the construction of …

   “And God said unto Noah,....

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4. Genesis 6:15

   And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 6:152 voices

   “The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. The length of the ark signifies the long-suffering patience by which adversities are bravely endured; the width signifies the breadth of charity, which embraces even those …

   “And this is the fashion which thou shall make it of,....

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5. Numbers 24:24

   Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”

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   “And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim,....

   “Ships shall come from the coast of Chittim - Some think by Chittim the Romans, others the Macedonians under Alexander the Great, are meant. It is certain that the Romans did conquer the Assyrians, including all the people of Syria, Mesopotamia, etc., but Calmet strongly contends that by Chittim Macedonia is meant, and that the prophecy refers to the conquests of Alexander. Chittim was one of the sons of Javan, the son of Japheth, the son of Noah, Gen 10:4; and his posterity, according to Josephus, Antiq., 1. iii., c.

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6. 2 Samuel 19:18

   and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:181 voice

   “And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household,....

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7. 1 Kings 9:26

   King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 9:262 voices

   “And King Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber,.... Which was one of the stations of the Israelites, near the wilderness of Sin, or Paran, Num 33:35, it signifies the backbone of a man; and it is said (w) the ridge of rocks before this port were in that form, covered by the sea at high water, and sticking up with various points in a line when it was low. Josephus says (x) in his time it was called Berenice, which is placed by Mela (y) between the Heroopolitic bay, and the promontory Strobilus, or Pharan.

   “A navy of ships - Literally, אני oni, a ship: in the parallel place, 2Ch 8:17, it is said that Hiram sent him אניות oniyoth, ships; but it does not appear that Solomon in this case built more than one ship, and this was manned principally by the Tyrians.

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8. 1 Kings 10:11

   (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 10:112 voices

   “And the navy also of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir,....

   “The navy of Hiram - i. e., Solomon’s navy in the Red Sea, which was chiefly manned by subjects of Hiram. (see the marginal reference). Almug-trees - Probably the sandal-wood tree (pterocarpus santalinus). The wood is very heavy, hard, and fine grained, and of a beautiful garnet color, which, according to the rabbinical writers, was the color of the algum. One of the names of the red sandal-wood, in its own native country (India) is “valguka,” a word of which “algum” is a natural corruption.

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9. 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:

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10. 2 Chronicles 8:17

    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 8:172 voices

    “Then went Solomon to Eziongeber,.... Being now at leisure to look after his navy, to carry on merchandise; and of this, and the following verse, and the reconciliation of them with 1Ki 9:26; see Gill on 1Ki 9:26, 1Ki 9:27, 1Ki 9:28.

    “Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber - See the notes on 1Ki 9:26-28 (note), for conjectures concerning Ezion-geber and Ophir.

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11. 2 Chronicles 8:18

    So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 8:181 voice

    “Knowledge of the sea - Skilful sailors. Solomon probably bore the expenses and his friend, the Tyrian king, furnished him with expert sailors; for the Jews, at no period of their history, had any skill in maritime affairs, their navigation being confined to the lakes of their own country, from which they could never acquire any nautical skill. The Tyrians, on the contrary, lived on and in the sea.

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12. 2 Chronicles 20:35

    Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.

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    “And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel,....

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13. 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.

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14. Isaiah 18:2

    which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 18:21 voice

    “(Verse 2) And it is said about their teaching and their language: You who send books of this age into the sea, the hostages of your perversity, and letters to deceive those who will read them. The swift messengers go to the high and foreign people, and the most wicked. For no ecclesiastics have so much zeal for good as heretics have for evil, and they believe they will gain advantage by deceiving others and destroying those who are already doomed.

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15. Isaiah 33:23

    Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.

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    “(Verse 20 and following) Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnity: your eyes shall see Jerusalem, a wealthy habitation: a tabernacle that cannot be moved, and its nails shall not be taken away forever, and all its cords shall not be broken. For our Lord is only magnificent there: a place of wide and open rivers, no ship of rowers shall pass through it: nor shall any great trireme pass over it. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king, he will save us.

    “731. Your tacklings are loosed. Here he foretells the destruction of the ungrateful Jews, carried out afterwards by the Romans, and he sets out three things. First, their powerlessness to resist: your tacklings are loosed, that is, prepared, that you may defend yourself against the …

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16. 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.

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