1 Kings 22:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.”

1 Kings 22:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 22:48 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 22:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go, for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.”

1 Kings 22:48 — World English Bible

1 Kings 22:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.”

1 Kings 22:48 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 22:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.”

1 Kings 22:48 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. ”

1 Kings 22:48 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 22:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iehoshaphat made shippes of Tharshish to sayle to Ophir for golde, but they went not, for the shippes were broken at Ezion Gaber.”

1 Kings 22:48 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 22:48 in Context — 1 Kings 22

46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

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What Does 1 Kings 22:48 Mean?

1 Kings 22:48 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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