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Jehoshaphat’s Fleet Is Wrecked

2 Chronicles 20:36

In 11 translations

BSB
They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.Or a fleet of trading ships
KJV
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
WEB
He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
ASV
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
LSV
and he joins him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,
YLT
and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,
DBY
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
DRC
And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.
GNV
And he ioyned with him, to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the shippes in Ezion Gaber.
JPS
and he joined him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
LXXE
by acting with and going to him, to build ships to go to Tharsis: and he built ships in Gasion Gaber.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃
LXX-Br
ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαι καὶ πορευθῆναι πρὸς αὐτὸν, τοῦ ποιῆσαι πλοῖα τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς Θαρσεῖς· καὶ ἐποίησε πλοῖα ἐν Γασίων Γαβέρ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
  • 1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:21For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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