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35 Later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who[a] did evil. 36 They agreed[b] to make large seagoing merchant ships;[c] they built the ships in Ezion Geber. 37 Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, “Because[d] you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will shatter what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.[e]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:35 tn Heb “he.” The pronoun has been translated as a relative pronoun for stylistic reasons.
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:36 tn Heb “he made an alliance with him.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:36 tn Heb “make ships to go to Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish; a “Tarshish-ship” was essentially a large seagoing merchant ship.
  4. 2 Chronicles 20:37 tn Heb “when.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:37 tn Heb “to go to Tarshish.”

35 Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance(A) with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked.(B) 36 He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships.[a] After these were built at Ezion Geber, 37 Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” The ships(C) were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.[b]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:36 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:37 Hebrew sail for Tarshish