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2 Chronicles 20:36
Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.
2 Chronicles 20:36 · Bible in Basic English
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2 Chronicles 20:36 in other translations
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
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In context
33 The high places, however, were not taken away, and the hearts of the people were still not true to the God of their fathers.
34 Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:
36 Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.
37 Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.
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