1 Kings 22:48
in 1 Kings 22Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
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ASV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
KJV
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseShips of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold - In the parallel place (2Ch 20:36) it is said that Jehoshaphat joined himself to Ahaziah, to make ships to go to Tharshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. Concerning these places, and the voyage thither, see the notes on 1Ki 9:26-28 (note); 1Ki 10:11 (note), 1Ki 10:22 (note). Some translate, instead of ships of Tharshish, ships of burden. See Houbigant, who expresses himself doubtful as to the meaning of the word.
This site's exposition
no king in Edom
on 1 Kings 22:47-48
Edom sits under a deputy rather than a king of its own, the arrangement David set in place at 2 Sam 8:14 still holding under Jehoshaphat. His ships built for Ophir's gold never sail, broken at Ezion-geber, the same port Solomon's fleet had used at 9:26 a generation earlier.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish,.... Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, 1Ki 10:
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The expression, “ships of Tharshish,” probably designates ships of a particular class, ships (i. e.) like those with which the Phoenicians used to trade to Tharshish (Tartessus, 1Ki 10:22 note). Compare the use of “India-man” for a vessel of a certain class. Jehoshaphat’s fleet was constructed at Ezion-Gaber, on the Red Sea 2Ch 20:36, where Solomon had previously built a navy 1Ki 9:26. Being lord-paramount of Edom, Jehoshaphat had the right of using this harbor.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| עָשָׂה֩ | asar | he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֳנִיּ֨וֹת | ʾoniyot | ships of | H591 → | 31 times |
| תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁ | tarshish | Tarshish | H8659 → | 28 times |
| לָלֶ֧כֶת | lalekhet | to go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אוֹפִ֛ירָה | ʾofirah | Ophir towards | H211 → | 13 times |
| לַזָּהָ֖ב | lazahav | for <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הָלָ֑ךְ | halakh | it went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ | nishberah | they were broken | H7665 → | 147 times |
| אֳנִיּ֖וֹת | ʾoniyot | [the] ships | H591 → | 31 times |
| בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן | beetzyon | at Ezion | H6100 → | 14 times |
| גָּֽבֶר׃ | gaver | Geber | H6100 → | 14 times |
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טJehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 times
עָשָׂה֩he made
asarH6213 →2628 times
אֳנִיּ֨וֹתships of
ʾoniyotH591 →31 times
תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁTarshish
tarshishH8659 →28 times
לָלֶ֧כֶתto go
lalekhetH1980 →1546 times
אוֹפִ֛ירָהOphir towards
ʾofirahH211 →13 times
לַזָּהָ֖בfor <the> gold
lazahavH2091 →389 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
הָלָ֑ךְit went
halakhH1980 →1546 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
נִשְׁבְּר֥וּthey were broken
nishberahH7665 →147 times
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת[the] ships
ʾoniyotH591 →31 times
בְּעֶצְי֥וֹןat Ezion
beetzyonH6100 →14 times
גָּֽבֶר׃Geber
gaverH6100 →14 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 10:22For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 20:36–37
They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 48:7
With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
- Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
- Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- 2 Chronicles 20:36–37
Through
1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 8:18
So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to…
- 1 Chronicles 29:4
three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
- 2 Chronicles 8:18
Through
1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:8
So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of…
- Numbers 33:35
They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
- Deuteronomy 2:8
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.