Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
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Barnes' Notes
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).…
Adam Clarke
Ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold - In the parallel place (Ch2 20:36) it is said that Jehoshaphat joined himself to Ahaziah, to make ships to go to Tharshish; and they made the ships in…
Here is, I. A short account of the reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of Chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince,…
Cambridge Bible
ships of Tharshish See above on 1Ki 10:22.
Ophir See 1Ki 9:28. The Chronicler says the ships were to go to Tarshish (2Ch 20:3-8).
the ships were broken According to the Chronicler (2Ch 20:35-37) these…
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