2 Chronicles 20:37
But Eliezer, son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you're doing.” The ships were wrecked and couldn't sail to Tarshish.
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36They agreed to work together and send ships to Tarshish. The ships were built in Ezion-geber.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built seagoing ships to sail to Ophir for gold, but they didn't go because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
2 Chronicles 11:8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu, son of Hanani, the seer went out to face him. He said to King Jehoshaphat, “Why are you helping the wicked? Why do you love those who hate the Lord? The Lord is angry with you because of this.
Proverbs 13:20Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.
Revelation 3:19Those I love I correct and discipline. So be really sincere, and repent.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:32-37
Jehoshaphat's Navy Wrecked. ( b. c. 892.) 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord . 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest… Read the whole commentary →