Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion geber.

约沙法制造他施船只，要往俄斐去，将金子运来；只是没有去，因为船在以旬迦别破坏了。

约沙法造了他施船只，要往俄斐去，把金子运来，却没有启航，因为船在以旬‧迦别毁坏了。

约沙法造了他施船只，要往俄斐去，把金子运来，却没有启航，因为船在以旬‧迦别毁坏了。

约沙法又建造了一批他施船，要到俄斐去运载黄金，可是没有成行，因为船只在以旬·迦别失事了。

约沙法建造了他施船只，要到俄斐去运金子，可是不能开船，因为船只在以旬．迦别坏了。

約沙法製造他施船隻，要往俄斐去，將金子運來；只是沒有去，因為船在以旬‧迦別破壞了。

約沙法造了他施船隻，要往俄斐去，把金子運來，卻沒有啟航，因為船在以旬‧迦別毀壞了。

約沙法造了他施船隻，要往俄斐去，把金子運來，卻沒有啟航，因為船在以旬‧迦別毀壞了。

約沙法又建造了一批他施船，要到俄斐去運載黃金，可是沒有成行，因為船隻在以旬·迦別失事了。

約沙法建造了他施船隻，要到俄斐去運金子，可是不能開船，因為船隻在以旬．迦別壞了。

約沙法造了他施船隻要到俄斐去運金；只是沒有去，因為船在以旬迦別壞了。

約沙法造他施舟、欲往俄斐取金、因在以旬迦別舟破、不果、

約沙法在大失作舟、使往阿妃得金、因在以旬迦別舟破而止。

當時以東仍無王、有方伯治理、

Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail— they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

Jehoshaphat built many ships that he used to carry goods to be traded. The ships were supposed to go to Ophir for gold. But they never had a chance to sail. They were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were destroyed at Ezion geber.

Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships 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.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

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

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.

The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.

They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.

Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked.Together they built a fleet of trading ships at the port of Ezion geber.Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said,“ Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.

The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.

He will destroy all the great trading ships and every magnificent vessel.

But a man of God came to him and said,“ Your Majesty, do not hire troops from Israel, for the Lord is not with Israel. He will not help those people of Ephraim!

You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind.

Kings’ daughters are among your noble women. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!

But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.

After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang:“ Give thanks to the Lord; his faithful love endures forever!”

They left Abronah and camped at Ezion geber.They left Ezion geber and camped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.