17 Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;
he hath built Elath, and bringeth it back to Judah, after the lying of the king with his fathers.
`And we pass by from our brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, by the way of the plain, by Elath, and by Ezion-Gaber; and we turn, and pass over the way of the wilderness of Moab;
And a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,
Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.
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Commentary on 2 Chronicles 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
In this chapter we are told,
2Ch 8:1-11
This we had 1 Ki. 9:10-24, and therefore shall only observe here,
2Ch 8:12-18
Here is,