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47 (48) There was then no melech in Edom; a deputy was melech.

48 (49) Yehoshaphat made [merchant] oniyot (ships) of Tarshish to go to Ophir for zahav; but they went not; for the oniyot were shipwrecked at Etzyon-Gever.

49 (50) Then said Achazyahu ben Ach’av unto Yehoshaphat, Let my avadim go with thy avadim in the oniyot. But Yehoshaphat would not.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:48 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish