2 Chronicles 20:36

2 Chronicles 20:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion–geber.
• New International Version (NIV)He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships. After these were built at Ezion Geber,
• English Standard Version (ESV)He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish, and they built the ships in Ezion-geber.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion Geber.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:36

34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the records of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. 35After [all] this Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, and he acted wickedly in doing so. He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish [for trade], and they built them in Ezion-geber. 37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken down what you have built.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to go to Tarshish.

2 Chronicles 20:36 word by word

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he joinedחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• himself with him to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• in Ezion–geberעֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר‛etsyôn geber ‛etsyôn geber · Ezion-geberH6100

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:36

• 1 Kings 22:28Micaiah said, “If you indeed return safely, the Lord has not spoken by me.” Then he said, “Listen, all you people.”
• 1 Kings 10:22For the king had at sea the [large cargo] ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks.
• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds), in the land of Edom.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36To go to Tarshish - "In the great sea." - Targum. By which expression they always meant the Mediterranean Sea.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 Jehoshaphat kept close to the worship of God, and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But after God had done such great things for him, given him not only victory, but wealth; after this, to go and join himself with a wicked king, was very ungrateful. What could he expect but that God would be angry with him? Yet it seems, he took the warning; for when Ahaziah afterward pressed him to join him, he would not, 1Ki 22:49. Thus the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-37The Lord destroyed the fleet to stop Jehoshaphat's alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel from succeeding.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3735-37. after this did Jehoshaphat ... join himself with Ahaziah ... to make ships--A combined fleet was built at Ezion-geber, the destination of which was to voyage to Tartessus, but it was wrecked. Jehoshaphat's motive for entering into this partnership was to secure a free passage through Israel, for the vessels were to be conveyed across the Isthmus of Suez, and to sail to the west of Europe from one of the ports of Palestine on the Mediterranean…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 20:36

• Ahaziah
• Ezion-Gaber (Ezion-Geber)
• Fellowship
• Jehoshaphat
• Ship
• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Tarshish
• Ezion-Geber
• Ahaziah
• Eziongeber
• Jehoshaphat
• Sanctuary
• Ships
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings