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1 Kings 22:47-49
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1 Kings 22:47-49
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47 At that time, there was no king sitting on the throne in Edom, only a deputy.
48 Jehoshaphat crafted ships modeled after those trading ships in Tarshish to travel to Ophir to gather gold, but the ships never made the trip because they wrecked at Ezion-geber. 49 Ahaziah (Ahab’s son) made a request to Jehoshaphat: “Allow my servants to accompany your servants on the ships.” Jehoshaphat refused this request.
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1 Kings 22:47-49
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1 Kings 22:47-49
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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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