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1 Kings 22:47-49
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1 Kings 22:47-49
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47 In those days Edom did not have a king; it was ruled by a governor who was chosen by the king of Judah.
48 King Jehoshaphat built some cargo ships. He wanted the ships to sail to Ophir for gold, but they never went there—they were destroyed in their home port at Ezion Geber. 49 Then King Ahaziah of Israel offered to put some of his own sailors with Jehoshaphat’s men on the ships,[a] but Jehoshaphat refused to accept his help.
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- 1 Kings 22:49 King Ahaziah … ships Jehoshaphat controlled the port of Ezion Geber which was Israel’s only way to the Red Sea and the coasts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the coasts leading to the Persian Gulf and India. Ahaziah thought he could get control of that area by “helping” Jehoshaphat.
1 Kings 22:47-49
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1 Kings 22:47-49
New International Version
47 There was then no king(A) in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.
48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships[a](B) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.(C) 49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with yours,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
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- 1 Kings 22:48 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish
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