1 Kings 22:48

1 Kings 22:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

Context of 1 Kings 22:48

46He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa. 47(There was no king in Edom at that time, only a deputy.) Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber. 49At one time Ahaziah son of Ahab had proposed to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with your men in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat refused the request. 50When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king.

1 Kings 22:48 word by word

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט עָשָׂה֩ אֳנִיּ֨וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁ לָלֶ֧כֶת אוֹפִ֛ירָה לַזָּהָ֖ב וְלֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
• madeעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• of Tharshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Ophirאוֹפִיר'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir · OphirH211
• for goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• but they wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• were brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• at Ezion–geberעֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר‛etsyôn geber ‛etsyôn geber · Ezion-geberH6100

Cross-references for 1 Kings 22:48

• 2 Chronicles 20:35Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked.
• 1 Kings 10:22The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
• 2 Chronicles 9:21The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
• Psalms 48:7You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind.
• Isaiah 2:16He will destroy all the great trading ships and every magnificent vessel.
• Isaiah 60:9They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.
• 1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.
• Psalms 45:9Kings’ daughters are among your noble women. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!
• 2 Chronicles 20:37Then 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.
• 2 Chronicles 25:7But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, do not hire troops from Israel, for the Lord is not with Israel. He will not help those people of Ephraim!
• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.
• Numbers 33:35They left Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold - In the parallel place ( 2 Chronicles 20:36;) it is said that Jehoshaphat joined himself to Ahaziah, to make ships to go to Tharshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. Concerning these places, and the voyage thither, see the notes on 1 Kings 9:26-28; (note); 1 Kings 10:11; (note), 1 Kings 10:22; (note). Some translate, instead of ships of Tharshish, ships of burden. See Houbigant, who expresses himself…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48The expression, “ships of Tharshish,” probably designates ships of a particular class, ships (i. e.) like those with which the Phoenicians used to trade to Tharshish (Tartessus, 1 Kings 10:22 note). Compare the use of “India-man” for a vessel of a certain class. Jehoshaphat‘s fleet was constructed at Ezion-Gaber, on the Red Sea 2 Chronicles 20:36, where Solomon had previously built a navy 1 Kings 9:26. Being lord-paramount of Edom, Jehoshaphat had the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-50Verses 41-50 Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 48-49Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships with Ahaziah (see 2 Chronicles 20:35–37). Like Solomon, they planned to send ships to Ophir for gold (1 Kings 9:27–28; 10:11). But the plan failed. To fulfill a prophetic warning (2 Chronicles 20:37), the Lord destroyed the fleet before it left port. Jehoshaphat wisely refused to join with Ahaziah again. Ezion-geber was Solomon’s port city on the Gulf of Aqaba (1 Kings 9:26).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 22:48

• Commerce
• Exports
• Ezion-Gaber (Ezion-Geber)
• Gold
• Jehoshaphat
• Ophir
• Ship
• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Jehoshaphat
• Ezion-Geber
• Ahab
• Eziongeber
• Forbear
• Merchant
• Neither
• Nor
• Ophir
• Prophesy

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22

• 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
• 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