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1 Kings 22:48

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Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.

Jehoshaphat {H3092} made {H6213}{H6240} ships {H591} of Tharshish {H8659} to go {H3212} to Ophir {H211} for gold {H2091}: but they went {H1980} not; for the ships {H591} were broken {H7665} at Eziongeber {H6100}.

Y'hoshafat built some large "Tarshish" ships to go to Ofir for gold, but they didn't make the voyage, because they were wrecked at 'Etzyon-Gever.

Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 9:26 (5 votes)

    And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

  • 1 Kings 10:22 (5 votes)

    For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

  • 1 Kings 9:28 (4 votes)

    And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:35 (2 votes)

    And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

  • 2 Chronicles 20:37 (2 votes)

    Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

  • Isaiah 2:16 (2 votes)

    And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:7 (2 votes)

    But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD [is] not with Israel, [to wit, with] all the children of Ephraim.