2 Chronicles 8:17 - Tree of Life Version Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Elat on the coast of the land of Edom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the shore of the [Red] Sea in the land of Edom. American Standard Version (1901) Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom. Common English Bible Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the coast in the land of Edom. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Solomon went away to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, on the coast of the Red Sea, which is in the land of Edom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Solomon went to Asiongaber, and to Ailath, on the coast of the Red Sea, which is in the land of Edom. |
It was he who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after the previous king slept with his fathers.
At that time King Rezin of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, and drove the Jews out of Elath. Then the Edomites came to Elath and settled there to this day.
He joined with him to construct ships to go to Tarshish, and they constructed the ships in Ezion-geber.
Thus all Solomon’s work was carried out from the day of the foundation of the House of Adonai until it was finished. So the House of Adonai was completed.
“So we went on past our relatives the sons of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the way of the Arabah from Elath and Ezion-geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.