2 Chronicles 8:17

2 Chronicles 8:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom.

Context of 2 Chronicles 8:17

15All the priests and the Levites were careful to do exactly what the king had commanded. That included the rooms where they stored valuable things. 16Solomon's workers did all the jobs that he told them to do. They started on the day when they built the foundation of the Lord's temple. They continued to work until they had finished everything. In that way, work on the Lord's temple was complete. Then Solomon went to Ezion-Geber and to Elath. They were towns on the coast of the sea, in the land of Edom. 18King Hiram had sailors who knew how to sail ships on the sea. He sent some of these men to work with Solomon's sailors. They sailed to Ophir and they brought back about 15 tons of gold. They gave it to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 8:17 word by word

אָז֩ הָלַ֨ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה לְעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּ֧בֶר וְאֶל־אֵיל֛וֹת עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• to Ezion–geberעֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר‛etsyôn geber ‛etsyôn geber · Ezion-geberH6100
• and to Elothאֵילוֹת'êylôth 'êylath · ElothH359
• at the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• sideשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:17

• 2 Chronicles 20:36They agreed to build big ships that would bring things from countries that were far away. They built the ships in Ezion-Geber.
• Numbers 33:35They travelled from Abronah and they made their camp at Ezion-Geber.
• 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.
• 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built some big ships to bring back gold from Ophir. But they never left Ezion-Geber because a storm destroyed them. So they never travelled anywhere.
• Deuteronomy 2:8So we went on. We passed the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They have the same ancestors that we have. We left the road through the Jordan Valley that goes from Elath and Ezion-Geber. Instead, we travelled on the road through the Moab desert.
• 2 Kings 14:22He was the king who built Elath into a strong city again. He put it back under Judah's power. He did that after his father Amaziah had died.
• 2 Kings 16:6(At the same time, King Rezin got Elath town back for Syria. He chased out the people of Judah who were living there. People from Edom then moved into Elath, and they are still living there.)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber - See the notes on 1 Kings 9:26-28; (note), for conjectures concerning Ezion-geber and Ophir.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The Chronicler highlights Solomon's activities at the northern and southern borders of his kingdom to show the size of his empire. Solomon controlled ports on the Red Sea, which enabled international trade to the south. Hiram was a valuable ally; his people, the Phoenicians of Tyre, had extensive trade networks and were expert sailors, helping Solomon trade with Ophir. Ophir is traditionally believed to be in southwest Arabia (see Genesis 10:28–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth--These two maritime ports were situated at the eastern gulf of the Red Sea, now called the Gulf of Akaba. Eloth is seen in the modern Akaba, Ezion-geber in El Gudyan [Robinson]. Solomon, determined to cultivate the arts of peace, was sagacious enough to perceive that his kingdom could become great and glorious only by encouraging a spirit of commercial enterprise among his subjects; and, accordingly, with…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 8:17

• Elath
• Ezion-Gaber (Ezion-Geber)
• Ship
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Solomon
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ezion-Geber
• Course
• Eziongeber
• Perfect
• Commerce

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings