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1 Kings 22:48

JehoshaphatEzion-geberOphirTarshish

46 He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.

47 And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

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

49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

50 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

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BSB
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
KJV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
WEB
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go, for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.
ASV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
DARBY
Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
BLB
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
ÅB
Det var dengang ingen konge i Edom; en stattholder regjerte der.
OTB
Josjafat bygde Tarsis-skip for å seile til Ofir etter gull, men de seilte aldri, for de ble vraket ved Esjon-Geber.
B1930
Det var dengang ingen konge i Edom; en stattholder regjerte der.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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  • 1 Kings 9:28

    They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.

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  • Psalms 48:7

    With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

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  • Numbers 33:35–36

    They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:7

    But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.

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  • Jonah 1:3

    Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

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  • Psalms 45:9

    The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

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