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46 He removed from the land the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa. 47 There was no king in Edom, but rather a governor represented the king.

48 Jehoshaphat constructed trading ships[a] to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set out, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:48 Hebrew ships of Tarshish
  2. 1 Kings 22:48 The twin port of Elat/Ezion Geber was the home port of this fleet, so the fleet never left home.