1 Kings 22:49 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴⁹ Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁹ Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁹ When Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships, Jehoshaphat refused.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁹ Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ Then Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my sailors go with your sailors on the ships.” But Jehoshaphat didn’t agree to this.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁹ Yet truly, king Jehoshaphat had made a navy on the sea, which would sail to Ophir for gold. But they were unable to go, because the ships were broken down at Eziongeber.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁹ But king Josaphat made navies on the sea, to sail into Ophir for gold: but they could not go, for the ships were broken in Asiongaber.

1 Kings 22:49 Cross References

1 Kings 10:22

For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

1 Kings 22:48

Jehoshaphat made ships of the Tarshish type to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

1 Kings 22:50

Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his father David; his son Jehoram succeeded him.

1 Kings 9:26

King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

1 Kings 9:27

Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon.

1 Kings 9:28

They went to Ophir and imported from there four hundred twenty talents of gold that they delivered to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 20:35

After this King Jehoshaphat of Judah joined with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did wickedly.

Psalm 48:8

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes forever. Selah