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

15Solomon did not deviate in any way from David’s commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries. 16So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the Lord was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion. Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath, ports along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom. 18Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons of gold.

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 20:36Together they built a fleet of trading ships at the port of Ezion-geber.
• Numbers 33:35They left Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
• 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.
• 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat 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.
• Deuteronomy 2:8“So we bypassed the territory of our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We avoided the road through the Arabah Valley that comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber. “Then as we turned north along the desert route through Moab,
• 2 Kings 14:22After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.
• 2 Kings 16:6At that time the king of Edom recovered the town of Elath for Edom. He drove out the people of Judah and sent Edomites to live there, as they do 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
• 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