Verse 9
The ancients of Gebal - This was a city of Phoenicia, near Mount Libanus, Joshua 13:5 . It was called Biblos by the Greeks.
Thy calkers - Those who repaired their vessels; paying, as it is termed, pitched hemp into the seams, to prevent the water from oozing through.
To occupy thy merchandise - That is, to be thy agents or factors.
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