Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
Jehoshaphat
To ophir
They went not
General references
Bible References
Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 20:35
And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, he being unjust to do.
Made ships
1 Kings 10:22
for a ship of Tharshish to the king in the sea with the ship of Hiram: one for three years will come, a ship of Tharshish lifting up gold and silver and ivory and apes and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 9:21
For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of huram: once to three years will come the ships to Tarshish, lifting up gold and silver and ivory, and apes and peacocks.
Psalm 48:7
With an east wind thou wilt break the ships of Tarshish.
Isaiah 2:16
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all the flags of desire.
Isaiah 60:9
For the islands shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish among the first to bring thy sons from far off, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of Jehovah thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he honored thee.
Jonah 1:3
And Jonah will rise up to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and he will go down to Joppa; and he will find a ship going to Tarshish, and be will give his hire, and he will go down in it to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah.
To ophir
1 Kings 9:28
And they will come to Ophir, and take gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring to king Solomon.
Psalm 45:9
King's daughters among thy beautiful ones: the queen stood at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.
They went not
2 Chronicles 20:37
And Eliezer son of Dodavah of Mareshah will prophesy against Jehoshaphat, saying, In thy joining thyself with Ahaziab, Jehovah broke thy works And the ships will be broken, and be hindered to go to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 25:7
And a man of God came to him, saying, O king, the army of Israel shall not go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel all the sons of Ephraim.
General references
Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish thy merchant from the multitude of all riches: in silver, iron, alloy, and lead, they gave thy markets.