So he alliedhimself with him to makeshipsto goto Tarshish,and they madethe shipsin Ezion-geber.
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.
KingSolomonalso builta fleetof shipsin Ezion-geber,whichis nearElothon the shoreof the RedSea,in the landof Edom.
Then Eliezerthe sonof Dodavahuof MareshahprophesiedagainstJehoshaphatsaying,"Because you have alliedyourself with Ahaziah,the LORDhas destroyedyour works."So the shipswere brokenand couldnot goto Tarshish.
ThenSolomonwentto Ezion-geberand to Elothon the seashorein the landof Edom.
For the kinghad shipswhich wentto Tarshishwith the servantsof Huram;onceevery threeyearsthe shipsof Tarshishcamebringinggoldand silver,ivoryand apesand peacocks.
They journeyedfrom Abronahand campedat Ezion-geber.