1 Kings 22:48

_JEHOSHAPHAT MADE SHIPS OF THARSHISH TO GO TO OPHIR FOR GOLD: BUT THEY WENT NOT; FOR THE SHIPS WERE BROKEN AT EZIONGEBER._ Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish, х_ `AASAAH_ (H6213) _ 'ªNIYOWT_ (H591)] - Jehoshaphat had ten ships. [The Septuagint, Vatican, omits 1 Kings 22:47; Alexandrine, from which our translators have borrowed, reading _ `AASAAH_ (H6213) for 'aasaar, renders, kai ho basileus Ioosafat epoieesen neeas tou poreutheenai, and king Jehoshaphat ships to go (see the notes at "Tharshish," 1 Kings 10:22: cf. 2 Chronicles 8:17).] B

41-50 Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him....

Verse 1 Kings 22:48. _SHIPS OF THARSHISH TO GO TO OPHIR FOR GOLD_] In the parallel place (2 Chronicles 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 1 Kings 9:26-11; 1 Kings 10:11; 1 Kings 10:22. Some translate, instead of ships of _Tharshish_, ships of _burden_. See _Houbigant_, who expresses himself doubtful as to the meaning of the word....

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, 1 Kings 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 2 Chronicles 20:36, where Solomon had previously built a navy 1 Kings 9:26. Being lord-paramount of Edom, Jehoshaphat had the right of using this harbor....

EXPOSITION THE EXPEDITION OF AHAB AND JEHOSHAPHAT AGAINST HRAMOTH-GILEAD. THE DEATH OF AHAB. THE REIGNS OF JEHOSHAPHAT AND AHAZIAH. 1 KINGS 22:1 AND THEY CONTINUED [rather, _rested_._ _Heb. _sate_, _dwelt_._ _Cf. Judges 5:17. The LXX. has ἐκάθισε, sing.] THREE YEARS WITHOUT WAR [The Hebrew explains the "rested"—_there was not war, _etc. See Ewald, 286 g

JEHOSHAPHAT MADE SHIPS OF TARSHISH,.... Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, 1 Kings 10:22. Tarshish is used for the sea in general, Psalms 48:7, in the Cetib, or text, it is "ten"; in the Keri, or margin, it is "made", which we follow, and may be put together, as in the Tigurine version, and read, "he made ten ships to go by sea": EVEN TO GO TO OPHIR FOR GOLD; as Solomon did; of which place see 1 Kings 9:28, BUT THEY WENT NOT, FOR THE SHIPS WERE BROKEN AT EZIONGEBER; the port where they were built: as soon as they were launched, or sailed, they were broken to pieces against the rocks near the harbour, which stood up like a man's backbone, whence the port had its name;...

CHAPTER 22 THE DEATH OF AHAB _ 1. Jehoshaphat and Ahab (1 Kings 22:1)_ 2. The prophet Micaiah (1 Kings 22:13) 3. The battle and Ahab's death (1 Kings 22:29) 4. Jehoshaphat of Judah (1 Kings 22:41; 1 Kings 2 Chron. 19-20) 5. Ahaziah, King of Israel (1 Kings 22:51) Three years passed without war between Syria and Israel. In the third year Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to Ahab. Jehoshaphat's son and heir-apparent ha

REIGNS OF JEHOSHAPHAT OF JUDAH AND AHAZIAH OF ISRAEL, These reigns are related in the usual annalistic style. 1 Kings 22:47, which says there was no king in Edom, is very obscure. It seems to imply that Jehoshaphat owned Edom, and ruled by his own nominee, but in 2 Kings 3 we read of a king of Edom. 1 Kings 22:48. On Ophir and Ezion-geber, see 1 Kings 9:26; 1 Kings 9:28. The Chronicler (2 Chronicles 20:37) says that the ships were wrecked as a punishment for Jehoshaphat's alliance with the king of Israel. The book

MADE SHIPS, &C. This was subsequent to 2 Chronicles 20:36. Here Jehoshaphat made "Tharshish ships" to go to Ophir, and, profiting by the experience and warning of 2 Chronicles 20:37, refused the request of Aha-ziah, king of Israel. In 2 Chronicles 20:35 he had joined himself with Ahaziah to make (ordinary) ships to go to Tharshish, which was quite. different thing. SHIPS OF THARSHISH. Tharshish ships: i. e, large ocean-going ships. THARSHISH. See note on 1 Kings 10:22....

_ships of Tharshish_ See above on 1 Kings 10:22. _Ophir_ See 1 Kings 9:28. The Chronicler says the ships were to go to Tarshish (2 Chronicles 20:3-8). _the ships were broken_ According to the Chronicler (2 Chronicles 20:35-37) these ships were built in conjunction with Ahaziah, king of Israel. And Eliezer the prophet rebuked Jehoshaphat for this alliance, and said, -because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works." Thus the breaking of the ships, however it came to pass, by storm or otherwise, was regarded as brought about by divine interposition....