KJV King James Version
Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
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2 Chronicles 8:17
Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
WEB World English Bible
Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
ASV American Standard Version
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 8
14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. [So] the house of the LORD was perfected.
17 Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
18 And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought [them] to king Solomon.
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אָז֩H227 · azthenהָלַ֨ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשְׁלֹמֹ֜הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonלְעֶצְיֽוֹן־H6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberגֶּ֧בֶרH6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֵיל֛וֹתH359 · e.latElathעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׂפַ֥תH8193 · sa.phahlipsהַיָּ֖םH3220 · yamseaבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֱדֽוֹם׃H123 · e.domEdom
Cross-references
2 Kings 14:22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.Deuteronomy 2:8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.2 Kings 16:6At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.1 Kings 9:26-27And 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.Numbers 33:35And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.2 Chronicles 20:36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
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