47 Now (A)there was no king in Edom; a governor served as king. 48 Jehoshaphat built (B)ships of Tarshish to go to (C)Ophir for gold, but (D)they did not go, because the ships were destroyed at (E)Ezion-geber.

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47 There was then no king(A) in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.

48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships[a](B) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:48 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish