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

General references

Bible References

Jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 20:35
And afterward Jehoshaphat the king of Judah joined with Ahaziah the king of Israel, who acted wickedly.

Made ships

1 Kings 10:22
For the fleet of Tarshish belonged to the king [and was] on the sea with the fleet of Hiram; once every three years the fleet of Tarshish used to come carrying gold and silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.
2 Chronicles 9:21
For the ships of the king went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram. Once {every three years} the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
Psalm 48:7
With an east wind you shatter the ships of Tarshish.
Isaiah 2:16
and against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the ships of desire.
Isaiah 60:9
Because [the] coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish [are] first to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the holy one of Israel, because he has glorified you.
Jonah 1:3
But Jonah set out to flee toward Tarshish from {the presence of} Yahweh. And he went down [to] Joppa and found a merchant ship going [to] Tarshish, and paid her fare, and went on board her to go with them toward Tarshish from {the presence of} Yahweh.

To ophir

1 Kings 9:28
They went to Ophir and imported from there four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and they brought it to King Solomon.
Psalm 45:9
Kings' daughters [are] among your noble ladies. The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir.

They went not

2 Chronicles 20:37
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because of your joining with Ahaziah, Yahweh will break down your works." And the ships were destroyed and were not able to go to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 25:7
But a man of God came to him, saying, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, all the Ephraimites.

General references

Ezekiel 27:12
" 'Tarshish [was] your trader; from [the] abundance of all of [their] wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise.