48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships[1] to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail-they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 22:48

King James Version

48 Jehoshaphat made made...: or, had ten ships ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.

English Standard Version

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

The Message

48 Jehoshaphat built ocean-going ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But they never made it; they shipwrecked at Ezion Geber.

New King James Version

48 Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

New Living Translation

48 Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 22:48

Commentary on 1 Kings 22:41-50

(Read 1 Kings 22:41-50)

Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.