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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:37

35Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. 36He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships. After these were built at Ezion Geber, 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.

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 19:2Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the wrath of the Lord is on you.
• Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.
• Proverbs 13:20Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
• Proverbs 9:6Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”
• Hebrews 12:6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
• Revelation 3:19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
• 1 Kings 22:48Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
• 2 Chronicles 9:21The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by Hiram’s servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

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