At that time King Rezin of Aram drove the Judeans out of Elath and gave it back to Edom. The Edomites came to Elath and still live there today.
King Solomon also built a fleet near the Red Sea coast at Ezion Geber by Elath in Edom.
Azariah rebuilt Elath and returned it to Judah after King Amaziah lay down in death with his ancestors.
Uzziah rebuilt Elath and returned it to Judah after King Amaziah lay down in death with his ancestors.
So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir. We turned off the road that goes through the plains to Elath and Ezion Geber and took the road that goes through the desert of Moab.