1 Kings 22:48

NETBible

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships 1  to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

NIV ©

Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

NASB ©

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

NLT ©

Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they were wrecked at Ezion–geber.

MSG ©

Jehoshaphat built ocean-going ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But they never made it; they shipwrecked at Ezion Geber.

BBE ©

And the representative of King Jehoshaphat made a Tarshish-ship to go to Ophir for gold, but it did not go, because it was broken at Ezion-geber.

NRSV ©

Jehoshaphat made ships of the Tarshish type to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

NKJV ©

Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

KJV
Jehoshaphat
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made
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ships
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of Tharshish
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to go
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to Ophir
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for gold
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but they went
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not; for the ships
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were broken
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at Eziongeber
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{made...: or, had ten ships}
NASB ©
Jehoshaphat
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made
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ships
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of Tarshish
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to go
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to Ophir
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for gold
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, but they did not go
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for the ships
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were broken
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at Ezion-geber
<6100>
.
NET [draft] ITL
Jehoshaphat
<03092>
built a fleet of large merchant ships
<08659>
ships
<0591>
to travel
<01980>
to Ophir
<0211>
for gold
<02091>
, but they never
<03808>
made
<01980>
the voyage
<01980>
because
<03588>
they were shipwrecked
<0591>

<07665>
in Ezion Geber
<06100>
.
HEBREW
rbg
<06100>
Nwyueb
<0>
twyna
<0591>
*wrbsn {hrbsn}
<07665>
yk
<03588>
Klh
<01980>
alw
<03808>
bhzl
<02091>
hrypwa
<0211>
tkll
<01980>
sysrt
<08659>
twyna
<0591>
*hve {rve}
<06240>
jpswhy
<03092>
(22:48)
<22:49>
NETBible

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships 1  to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.