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

34The other things that happened while Jehoshaphat was king are written in a book. Hanani's son Jehu recorded all of them in his book, which is part of ‘The history of Israel's kings’. 35While Jehoshaphat was king, he became a friend of King Ahaziah of Israel, who did evil things. They agreed to build big ships that would bring things from countries that were far away. They built the ships in Ezion-Geber. 37Dodavahu's son Eliezer from Mareshah warned Jehoshaphat with a message from the Lord. He said, ‘You should not have become a friend of Ahaziah. Because of that, the Lord will destroy the things that you have made.’ A storm destroyed the ships and they never went anywhere.

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 do return safely, it will show that I have not spoken the Lord's message.’ Then he said to all the people who were there, ‘Remember what I have said to King Ahab!’
• 1 Kings 10:22The king had many large ships that could sail across the seas. They sailed with King Hiram's ships. Every three years they returned to Solomon with their loads. They brought to him gold, silver and ivory. They also brought apes and monkeys.
• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also built ships at Ezion-Geber. This place is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

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