So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion- geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion- geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.