ThenAhaziahthe sonof Ahabsaidto Jehoshaphat,"Let my servantsgowith your servantsin the ships."But Jehoshaphatwas not willing.
For the kinghad at seathe shipsof Tarshishwith the shipsof Hiram;onceevery threeyearsthe shipsof Tarshishcamebringinggoldand silver,ivoryand apesand peacocks.
Jehoshaphatmadeshipsof Tarshishto goto Ophirfor gold,but they did not gofor the shipswere brokenat Ezion-geber.
And Jehoshaphatsleptwith his fathersand was buriedwith his fathersin the cityof his fatherDavid,and Jehoramhis sonbecamekingin his place.
KingSolomonalso builta fleetof shipsin Ezion-geber,whichis nearElothon the shoreof the RedSea,in the landof Edom.
And Hiramsenthis servantswith the fleet,sailorswho knewthe sea,alongwith the servantsof Solomon.
They wentto Ophirand tookfourhundredand twentytalentsof goldfrom there,and brought[it] to KingSolomon.
AfterthisJehoshaphatkingof Judahalliedhimself with Ahaziahkingof Israel.He actedwickedlyin so doing.
As we have heard,sohave we seenIn the cityof the LORDof hosts,in the cityof our God;Godwill establishher forever.Selah.
