KJV King James Version
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
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2 Chronicles 20:36
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
WEB World English Bible
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion Geber.
ASV American Standard Version
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 20
33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
37 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.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּH2266 · cha.varto uniteעִמּ֔וֹH5973 · imwithלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֳנִיּ֖וֹתH591 · o.niy.yahfleetלָלֶ֣כֶתH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁH8659 · tar.shishTarshishוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֳנִיּ֖וֹתH591 · o.niy.yahfleetבְּעֶצְי֥וֹןH6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberגָּֽבֶר׃H6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geber
Cross-references
1 Kings 10:22For 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.2 Chronicles 9:21For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.1 Kings 9:26And 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.
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