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Psalm 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
12For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
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Kings arrive as gift bearers, and the names Tarshish, Sheba, and Seba stretch the reader’s view of this king’s honor beyond his own borders.
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Matthew 2:11They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him …Both passages describe gifts offered in honor, though Matthew names a child receiving worship and does not call the visitors kings.
Isaiah 60:6A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim …Sheba appears in both passages as a place from which people come bringing gifts or precious goods.
Psalm 68:29Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring presents to you.Both psalms picture kings bringing presents, with Psalm 68 linking their gifts to God’s temple at Jerusalem.
1 Samuel 10:27But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no tribute. But he held his peace.Tribute marks the contrast: Psalm 72 pictures kings bringing it, while Saul’s despisers refuse to bring any.
Isaiah 49:7The LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and …Both passages picture kings showing honor to another, with Isaiah grounding their response in the LORD’s faithfulness.
1 Kings 10:1When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.Both passages connect Sheba with a royal encounter, though the queen comes with hard questions in the supplied Kings verse.
Psalm 45:12The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.Both psalms describe gifts arriving from named places beyond Israel, expressing honor or seeking favor.
Isaiah 23:18Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to the LORD. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before the …The overlap is limited to material goods being handed over; Isaiah describes merchandise supporting people, while the psalm describes royal tribute.
1 Kings 10:22For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, …Tarshish and goods brought to a king connect these texts, though Kings describes a fleet’s cargo rather than tribute from rulers.
Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far away, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of …Both passages name the islands and Tarshish in scenes of arrival with gifts or wealth.
2 Chronicles 9:21For 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 …Both passages link Tarshish with goods brought to a king, though Chronicles describes ships and cargo rather than visiting rulers.
Genesis 10:7The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.Sheba and Seba occur in both texts; Genesis lists them among descendants, while the psalm names their kings.
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The royal gifts belong within a larger picture of rule under God: the king honored by distant rulers also hears the needy person who has no helper.
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