Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the representative of King Jehoshaphat made a Tarshish-ship to go to Ophir for gold, but it did not go, because it was broken at Ezion-geber.
New American Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat made
King James Version
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
Holman Bible
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish
International Standard Version
Jehoshaphat had ocean-going vessels from Tarshish sail to Ophir for gold, but they never made it because they were shipwrecked at Ezion-geber.
A Conservative Version
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
American Standard Version
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Amplified
Jehoshaphat had [large cargo] ships of Tarshish constructed to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
Darby Translation
Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehoshaphat built ships of Thar-shish to go to Ophrah for gold: and it went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.
King James 2000
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jehoshaphat built ships of the Tarshish [type] to go to Ophir for the gold; but he did not go because the ships were destroyed at Ezion-Geber.
Modern King James verseion
Jehoshaphat had ten ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold. But they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jehoshaphat made ships in the sea to go to Ophir for gold, but they went not: for the ships brake at Eziongeber.
NET Bible
Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.
New Heart English Bible
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they did not go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber.
The Emphasized Bible
Jehoshaphat, made ships of Tarshish, to go to Ophir, for gold; but they went not, - for ships had been broken to pieces in Ezion-geber.
Webster
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
World English Bible
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they didn't go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.
Themes
Commerce » Carried on by means of ships
Commerce » Of the jews » Checked in jehoshaphat's time
Exports » From ophir » Of gold
Ezion-gaber (ezion-geber) » Ships of jehoshaphat wrecked at
Jehoshaphat » King of judah » Builds ships for commerce with tarshish, ships are destroyed
Jehoshaphat » King of judah » Prosperity of
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Jehoshaphat
Ophir » Jehoshaphat » Sends » Ships » Shipwrecked
ship » Used in commerce » With tarshish
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 22:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
King Jehoshaphat Of Judah
47 At that time there was no king in Edom; 48 And the representative of King Jehoshaphat made a Tarshish-ship to go to Ophir for gold, but it did not go, because it was broken at Ezion-geber. 49 Then Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, said to Jehoshaphat, Let my men go with yours in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not let them.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:26
And King Solomon made a sea-force of ships in Ezion-geber, by Eloth, on the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
1 Kings 10:22
For the king had Tarshish-ships at sea with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the Tarshish-ships came with gold and silver and ivory and monkeys and peacocks.
1 Kings 9:28
And they came to Ophir, where they got four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and took it back to King Solomon.
Numbers 33:35-36
And they went on from Abronah, and put up their tents in Ezion-geber.
2 Chronicles 9:21
For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 20:21
And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord, praising him in holy robes, while they went at the head of the army, and saying, May the Lord be praised, for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2 Chronicles 20:35-37
After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:
2 Chronicles 25:7
But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with you; for the Lord is not with Israel, that is, the children of Ephraim.
Psalm 45:9
Kings' daughters are among your noble women: on your right is the queen in gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 2:16
And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.
Isaiah 60:9
Vessels of the sea-lands are waiting for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, so that your sons may come from far, and their silver and gold with them, to the place of the name of the Lord your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.
Jonah 1:3
And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.