2 Chronicles 8:17

Then Solomon went into Eziongeber, and into Elath, at the brink of the Red Sea, (or and into Elath, on the Gulf of Aqaba), which is in the land of Edom.

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In The King James Version

Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

In Context

16And Solomon had all [the] costs, or dispenses, ( or expenses), made ready in the keepings of [the] treasuries, from that day in which he founded the house of the Lord, till into the day in which he performed it. (And so Solomon founded the House of the Lord, and he finished it; and he successfully completed all of his work.)

18Therefore Hiram sent to him, by the hands of his servants, ships, and shipmen knowing of the sea, (or And so Hiram sent to him, under the command of his servants, ships, and shipmen who were knowledgeable about the sea), and they went with the servants of Solomon into Ophir, and they took from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and they brought it (back) to king Solomon.

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Cross References

Numbers 33:35And they went forth from Ebronah, and setted tents in Eziongaber (or and pitched their tents at Eziongaber);

1 Kings 9:26Also king Solomon made a navy in Eziongeber, which is beside Elath, in the brink of the Red Sea, in the land of Idumea. (And King Solomon also made a navy in Eziongeber, which is beside Elath, on the Gulf of Aqaba, in the land of Edom.)

2 Kings 14:22He builded Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. (And he built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that King Amaziah slept with his forefathers, or died.)

2 Chronicles 20:36and he was partner to him, and they made ships, which should go into Tarshish; and they made one ship ( to go) into Eziongaber. (and he was his partner, and they made ships in order to go to Tarshish; and they built the ships at Eziongaber.)

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 8:13-18

Solomon's Devotion. ( b. c. 992.) 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord , which he had built before the porch, 13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the… Read the whole commentary →

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