1 Kings 10:22 seems at first sight like a repetition of 1 Kings 10:11. Yet, when you look closer you see that the earlier verse speaks of what came to Solomon from his fleet of ships and that of Hiram, and the present verse tells us that this was a yearly enterprise.
The last two commodities mentioned were apes and peacocks. These were living creatures, and it is noteworthy that they were luxurious items. They were not labouring creatures, nor was their purpose to supply food. Their sole purpose, it seems, was to serve as ornaments to the grandeur of Solomon's court.
22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.