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Literal Standard Version

2 Chronicles 8:17

Then Solomon has gone to Ezion-Geber, and to Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elath;   Ezion-Gaber (Ezion-Geber);   Ship;   Solomon;   Thompson Chain Reference - Elath;   Ezion-Gaber;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elath;   Hadad;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ezion-Geber;   Solomon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elath;   Ezion Geber;   Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Elath;   Ezion-Geber;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hiram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elath, Eloth ;   Eziongaber or Eziongeber ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elath;   Ezion-gaber;   Red sea;   Tyre;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'lath, E'loth;   E'zion-Ga'ber,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Elath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Commerce;   Elath;   Hiram;   Shore;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Elath;   Ezion - Geber;   Ophir;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At that time Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Hebrew Names Version
Then went Shlomo to `Etzyon-Gever, and to Elot, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
King James Version
Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
English Standard Version
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
New Century Version
Then Solomon went to the towns of Ezion Geber and Elath near the Red Sea in the land of Edom.
New English Translation
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Elat on the coast in the land of Edom.
Amplified Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the shore of the [Red] Sea in the land of Edom.
New American Standard Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.
World English Bible
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then went Salomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth by the sea side in the lande of Edom.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the shore of the sea in the land of Edom.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon went to Ezion-Geber and Eloth, two Edomite towns on the Red Sea.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo went to ‘Etzyon-Gever and Elot on the shore of the sea in the land of Edom.
Darby Translation
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber. This town is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber, the town which is opposite Eloth, at the seaside in the land of Edom.
Good News Translation
Then Solomon went to Eziongeber and Elath, ports on the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the land of Edom.
Lexham English Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-Geber, and to Elath, on the edge of the sea in the land of Edom.
Literal Translation
And Solomon went to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth on the seacoast, in the land of Edom.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wente Salomon vnto Ezeon Geber, and vnto Eloth by the See syde in the londe of Edomea.
American Standard Version
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom.
Bible in Basic English
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth by the sea in the land of Edom.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then went king Solomon to Ezion Gaber, and to Eloth at the sea side in the lande of Edom.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom.
King James Version (1611)
Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then Solomon went to Gasion Gaber, and to Ælath near the sea in the land of Idumea.
English Revised Version
Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, on the sea shore in the land of Edom.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne Salomon yede in to Asiongaber, and in to Hailath, at the brynke of the reed see, which is in the lond of Edom.
Update Bible Version
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
New King James Version
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath 2 Kings 14:22)">[fn] on the seacoast, in the land of Edom.
New Living Translation
Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath, ports along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.
New Life Bible
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
New Revised Standard
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and unto Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Solomon went to Asiongaber, and to Ailath, on the coast of the Red Sea, which is in the land of Edom.
Revised Standard Version
Then Solomon went to E'zion-ge'ber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
Young's Literal Translation
Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;
THE MESSAGE
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. Hiram sent him ships and with them veteran sailors. Joined by Solomon's men they sailed to Ophir (in east Africa), loaded on fifteen tons of gold, and brought it back to King Solomon.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.

Contextual Overview

12Then Solomon has caused burnt-offerings to ascend to YHWH on the altar of YHWH that he built before the porch, 13even by the matter of a day in its day, to cause to ascend according to the command of Moses, on Sabbaths, and on new moons, and on appointed times, three times in a year—in the Celebration of Unleavened Things, and in the Celebration of Weeks, and in the Celebration of Shelters. 14And he establishes, according to the ordinance of his father David, the divisions of the priests over their service, and of the Levites over their charges, to praise and to minister before the priests, according to the matter of a day in its day, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at every gate, for so [is] the command of David the man of God. 15And they have not turned aside [from] the command of the king concerning the priests and the Levites, in reference to any matter, and to the treasures. 16And all the work of Solomon is prepared until the day of the foundation of the house of YHWH, and until its completion; the house of YHWH is perfect. 17Then Solomon has gone to Ezion-Geber, and to Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;18and Huram sends to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and bring it to King Solomon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Eziongeber: 2 Chronicles 20:36, Numbers 33:35, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48

Eloth: Deuteronomy 2:8, 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 16:6, Elath

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 26:2 - Eloth

Cross-References

Genesis 1:22
And God blesses them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the bird multiply in the earth":
Genesis 1:28
And God blesses them, and God says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping on the earth."
Genesis 8:13
And it comes to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first [month], on the first of the month, the waters have been dried from off the earth; and Noah turns aside the covering of the ark, and looks, and behold, the face of the ground has been dried.
Genesis 8:14
And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth has become dry.
Genesis 8:15
And God speaks to Noah, saying, "Go out from the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you;
Genesis 9:1
And God blesses Noah and his sons, and says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
Genesis 9:7
And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it."
Psalms 107:38
And He blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, || And He does not diminish their livestock.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 17-18. Then went Solomon to Eziongeber,.... Being now at leisure to look after his navy, to carry on merchandise; and of this, and the following verse, and the reconciliation of them with 1 Kings 9:26,

1 Kings 9:26- :,

1 Kings 9:26- :,

1 Kings 9:26- :.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 8:17. Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber — See the notes on 1 Kings 9:26-28, for conjectures concerning Ezion-geber and Ophir.


 
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