2 Chronicles 20:37

2 Chronicles 20:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
• New International Version (NIV)Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made." And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works.” Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:37

35Later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did evil. 36They agreed to make large seagoing merchant ships; they built the ships in Ezion Geber. Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, “Because you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will shatter what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.

2 Chronicles 20:37 word by word

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן־דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ עִם־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ פָּרַ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּ לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר'ĕlîy‛ezer · EliezerH461
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Dodavahדּוֹדָוָהוּdôdâvâhû · DodavahuH1735
• of Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmar'êshâh marêshâh · MareshahH4762
• prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• against Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Because thou hast joinedחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• thyself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ'ăchazyâh 'ăchazyâhû · AhaziahH274
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath brokenפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• And the shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• were brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• that they were not ableעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:37

• 2 Chronicles 19:2the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!
• Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.
• Proverbs 13:20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
• Proverbs 9:6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”
• Hebrews 12:6“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”
• Revelation 3:19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
• 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.
• 2 Chronicles 9:21The king had a fleet of large merchant ships manned by Huram’s men that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37The Lord hath broken, etc. - "The Word of the Lord hath broken." - Targum. Concerning Tarshish, Ezion-geber, and Ophir, and the voyage thither, see the notes on 1 Kings 10:22, and at 1 Kings 10:29; (note), and on 2 Chronicles 9:26-28; (note). The Tarshish here is called by the Chaldee Torsos in the great sea, some place in the Mediterranean. On this subject the reader has, no doubt, already seen a great variety of opinions.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 20:37

• Ahaziah
• Alliances
• Dodavah
• Eliezer
• Fellowship
• Jehoshaphat
• Mareshah
• Ship

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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