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

15And they did not deviate from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any matter or regarding the storehouses. 16So all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed. Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom. 18And by his servants Huram sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and took from there 450 talents of gold, and brought 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

• Thenאָז'âz · thenH227
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• Ezion-geberעֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר‛etsyôn geber ‛etsyôn geber · Ezion-geberH6100
• Elothאֵילוֹת'êylôth 'êylath · ElothH359
• on the seashoreיָםyâm · seaH3220
• on the seashoreשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:17

• 2 Chronicles 20:36So he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
• Numbers 33:35They journeyed from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
• 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were destroyed at Ezion-geber.
• Deuteronomy 2:8“So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
• 2 Kings 14:22He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king lay down with his fathers.
• 2 Kings 16:6At that time Rezin king of Aram restored Elath to Aram, and drove the Judeans away from Elath; and the Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day.

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
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ezion-Geber
• Course
• Eziongeber
• Perfect
• Commerce
• Elath; Eloth
• Genesis

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