“And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.”
King James Version (KJV)
20:35 After this - This is mentioned as an aggravation of his sin, after so great an obligation laid upon him by God; and after he had been so singularly reproved by a prophet yet he relapsed into the same sin which proceeded partly from that near relation which was contracted between the two families, and partly from the easiness of Jehoshaphat's temper, which could not resist the solicitations of others, in such things as might seem indifferent. For he did not join with him in war, as he did with Ahab, but in a peaceable way only, in a matter of trade and commerce. And yet God reproves and punisheth him for it, ver.#37|, to shew his great dislike of all familiar conversation of his servants and people with professed enemies of God and of religion, as Ahaziah was. Very wickedly - Or who did industriously, and maliciously, and constantly work wickedness, as the Hebrew phrase implies, giving himself up to idolatry and all wickedness.
And he ioyned himselfe with him to make ships to goe to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-Geber.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
So he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.
- Basic English Bible
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
- Darby Bible
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
- Webster's Bible
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion Geber.
- World English Bible
and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,
- Youngs Literal Bible
and he joined him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible