What does 2 Chronicles 20:36 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber."
Verse 2 Chronicles 20:36. _TO GO TO TARSHISH_] "In the great sea." - _Targum_. By which expression they always meant the _Mediterranean Sea_....
CHAPTER 20 JUDAH INVADED, JEHOSHAPHAT'S PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE _ 1. The invasion (2 Chronicles 20:1)_ 2. Jehoshaphat's great prayer (2 Chronicles 20:3) 3. Jehovah's answer through Jahaziel (2 Chron...
Jehoshaphat's victory over the Ammonites and Moabites. This story of a miraculous battle is perhaps a _midrash_ on the war described in 1 Kings 3:4 ff., and has, in so far, some historical basis; but...
TO MAKE SHIPS TO GO TO TARSHISH. This was prior to the similar event recorded in 1 Kings 22:48; 1 Kings 22:49, where he made (himself) "Tarshish ships to go to Ophir". Ahaziah again sought to implicat...
_ships to go_to _Tarshish_ In Kings, _ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir:_cp. 2 Chronicles 9:21 (1 Kings 10:22), note. In both passages the reading of Kings, "ships (or -navy") _of_Tarshish," i.e. large...
5. THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT (17-21:3) TEXT 2 Chronicles 17:1. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2. And he placed forces in all the fortified citi...
_AND HE JOINED HIMSELF WITH HIM TO MAKE SHIPS TO GO TO TARSHISH: AND THEY MADE THE SHIPS IN EZIONGEBER._ To make ships. A combined fleet was built at Ezion-geber, the destination of which was to voya...
REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT (CONCLUDED) An account of how a host of Moabites and others invaded Judah; how Jehoshaphat prayed to the Lord, and was directed by Jahaziel not to fear; and how the enemy was ove...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 20 JEHOSHAPHAT TRUSTS IN THE *LORD – 2 CHRONICLES 20:1-30 V1 After this...
AND HE JOINED HIMSELF WITH HIM. — Literally, _and he joined him with himself,_ an expression only occurring here. TO MAKE SHIPS TO GO TO TARSHISH. — In 1 Kings 22:48, we read: “Jehoshaphat made _ships...
וַ יְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמֹּ֔ו לַ עֲשֹׂ֥ות אֳנִיֹּ֖ות לָ לֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַ יַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיֹּ֖ות בְּ עֶצְיֹ֥ון גָּֽבֶר
JEHOSHAPHAT-THE DOCTRINE OF NONRESISTANCE 2 Chronicles 17:1; 2 Chronicles 18:1; 2 Chronicles 19:1; 2 Chronicles 20:1 ASA was succeeded by his son Jehoshaphat, and his reign began even more auspicious...
This chapter gives us the story which perhaps reveals most graphically the simplicity and splendor of the faith of Jehoshaphat. His kingdom was threatened with powerful and terrible invasion. In his e...
_Tharsis; probably Cilicia, (C.) or some part of the ocean. --- Asion-gaber was on the Red Sea; and ships would not have been built there, to trade on the Mediterranean, C. ix. 21. T._...
This affinity with the house of Ahab, had cost Jehoshaphat his life, but for divine interposition before. But yet we find a renewed instance of that folly, so as to call forth the reproof again of a p...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 20. Jehoshaphat, his son succeeds him, and begins his reign by walking faithfully with God. He strengthened his kingdom against Israel, an enemy m...
AND HE JOINED HIMSELF WITH HIM TO MAKE SHIPS TO GO TO TARSHISH,.... Of which, 1 Kings 22:48, and though it is there said, 1 Kings 22:49, that Jehoshaphat refused letting the servants of Ahaziah go wit...
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber. Ver. 36. _And he joined himself._] See 1 Kings 22:48,49 ....
1 Iehoshaphat, in his feare proclaimeth a fast. 5 His prayer. 14 The prophesie of Iahaziel. 20 Iehoshaphat exhorteth the people, and setteth singers to praise the Lord. 22 The great ouerthrow of t...
Summary of Jehoshaphat's Reign...
THREE ENEMIES AITACKING (vv.1-2) The Lord now allowed a further test of the faith of King Jehoshaphat. Armies of Moab and Ammon came against Judah, and others were added in this attack. Moab speaks...
31-37 Jehoshaphat kept close to the worship of God, and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But after God had done such great things for him, given him not only victory, but wealth; afte...
TO MAKE SHIPS TO GO TO TARSHISH; of which SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 10:22, 1 KINGS 22:48". THEY MADE THE SHIPS IN EZION-GABER; of which see on 1 KINGS 9:26....
2 Chronicles 20:36 allied H2266 (H8762) make H6213 (H8800) ships H591 go H3212 (H8800) Tarshish H8659 made H6213 (H8799) ships H591 Geber H6100 And he joined - "At first Jehoshaphat was unwilling, 1...
CONTENTS: Jehoshaphat's prayer for deliverance and its answer. Invading armies stricken. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Jehoshaphat, Jahaziel, Ahaziah. CONCLUSION: Faith takes God's bonds, knowing th...
2 Chronicles 20:1. _With them_ other, the LXX, Μιναιοι, mixed people. 2 Chronicles 20:5. _Jehosphaphat stood in the house of the Lord._ This was proceeding in the good and ancient way. He prayed in o...
_To make ships to go to Tarshish._ THE WRECKED FLEET I. The disaster to Jehoshaphat’s shipping. II. The cause of this disaster. A judgment from Heaven. If Jehoshaphat had been a mere man of the wor...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 20:35 Jehoshaphat repeats his error of making an alliance (this time, a business agreement) with the Israelite king, Ahab’s son AHAZIAH. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document....
CRITICAL NOTES.] Narrative to 2 Chronicles 20:30 entirely additional to Kings. Invasion of Moabites (2 Chronicles 20:1); fast and supplication of king and people (2 Chronicles 20:3); the message of Ja...
EXPOSITION Of this chapter, with its thirty-seven verses, only the six verses (31-36) find any duplicate or parallel in Kings (1 Kings 22:41-11). The chapter is occupied with a statement of the invasi...
Now in chapter 20, it records how that at this time three nations had gathered together to fight against Judah. The nation of Moab and Ammon, and those of Mount Seir, which would have been the Edomite...
1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 9:26...