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2 Chronicles 8:17

EsauSolomonEdomElothEzion-geber

15 They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries.

16 Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.

18 So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

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BSB
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
KJV
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
WEB
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
ASV
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
DARBY
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
BLB
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the lip of the sea in the land of Edom.
ÅB
Ved den tid dro Salomo til Esjon-Geber og til Elot ved kysten av Edoms land.
OTB
Salomo reiste deretter til Esjon-Geber og til Elot ved kysten i Edoms land.
B1930
Ved den tid drog Salomo til Esjon-Geber og til Elot ved kysten av Edoms land.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 14:22

    Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:8

    So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.

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  • 2 Kings 16:6

    At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:36

    They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.

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  • 1 Kings 9:26–27

    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 22:48

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

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  • Numbers 33:35

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

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