1 Kings 22:48 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jehoshaphat madef ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. ”

1 Kings 22:48 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The expression, “ships of Tharshish,” probably designates ships of a particular class, ships (i. e.) like those with which the Phoenicians used to trade to Tharshish (Tartessus, 1 Kings 10:22 not...
1 Kings 22:48 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jehoshaphat made ships of (c) Tharshish to go to (d) Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. (c) By Tharshish the scripture means Cilicia and all the Mediterranea...
1 Kings 22:48 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Reigns of Jehoshaphat of Judah and Ahaziah of Israel, These reigns are related in the usual annalistic style. 1 Kings 22:47 , which says there was no king in Edom, is very obscure. It seems to...
1 Kings 22:48 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

made ships, &c. This was subsequent to 2 Chronicles 20:36-37 . Here Jehoshaphat made "Tharshish ships" to go to Ophir, and, profiting by the experience and warning of 2 Chronicles 20:37 , ref...
1 Kings 22:48 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. Ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold - In the parallel place ( 2 Chronic...
1 Kings 22:48 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish, х `aasaah ( H6213 ) 'ªniyo...
1 Kings 22:48 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab and Micaiah. Ahab's Death at Ramoth-gllead. Reign of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah 1. Three years] probably calculated from the peace described in 1 Kings 20:34 .
1 Kings 22:48 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir. — See Note on 1 Kings 10:22 . We note that this revival of maritime enterprise coincides with the renewed alliance through Israel with Tyre. The account in 2 Ch...
1 Kings 22:48 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JEHOSHAPHAT 1 Kings 22:41-50 BEFORE we leave the House of David we must speak of Jehoshaphat, the last king of Judah whose reign is narrated in the First Book of Kings. He was abler, more power...
1 Kings 22:48 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Broken Ships” 1 Kings 22:41-53 Further details of Jehoshaphat's good reign are given in 2 Chronicles 17:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 18:1-34 ; 2 Chronicles 19:1-11 ; 2 Chronicles 20:1-37 . He made...
1 Kings 22:48 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The final movement in the downfall of Ahab is here chronicled. Jehoshaphat visited Ahab, who suggested the alliance against the king of Syria. Jehoshaphat suggested an appeal to Jehovah. Ahab produce...
1 Kings 22:48 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(41) В¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. (42) Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twent...
1 Kings 22:48 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish ,.... Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, 1 Kings 10:22 . Tarshish is used for the sea in general, Psalms 48:7 , in the Cetib, or text, it is "ten";...
1 Kings 22:48 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. Ver. 48. To go to Ophir for gold. ] See 1 Kings 9:28 . For his ships w...
1 Kings 22:48 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish These ships were not to go to Tharshish, but Ophir. But, it appears, they were called ships of Tharshish from their form, being made after the model of the ships...
1 Kings 22:48 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AHAB WARNED BUT DETERMINED (vs.1-28) Three years later the show of repentance on Ahab's part had worn off. There had been no war between Israel and Syria, but rather than leaving matters as they...
1 Kings 22:48 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jehoshaphat's Death. B. C. 897. 41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over...
1 Kings 22:48 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See 2 Chronicles 20:36 . Or, there were to Jehoshaphat ten ships ; the ellipsis of the verb substantive, and of the prefix lamed , being frequent in the Hebrew language. Some render the words,...
1 Kings 22:48 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign Of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah c. 870-848 BC ( 1 Kings 22:41-50 ). We have already come across Jehoshaphat with regard to his alliance with Ahab against the Aramaeans ( 1 Kings 22:1-38 ),...
1 Kings 22:48 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 22:41 . History of the reign of Jehoshaphat of Judah —Scant records of Judah occur in the Scriptures, but Chronicles give them more fully. 1 Kings 2...
1 Kings 22:48 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 I. Notice first the disaster to Jehoshaphat's shipping. The eastern arm of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Akabah, is much deeper than the western; indeed, it is a narrow, deep ravine, with...
1 Kings 22:48 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:2 . Jehoshaphat had married his son Jehoram to Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel; probably from the idea that the connection would prevent internal war for the future: oh fatal mistake! 1...
1 Kings 22:48 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jehoshaphat the King of Judah. Character of Jehoshaphat In Ahab we have an instance of a wicked man partially reclaimed, frequently arrested, but yet finally hardened in his iniquity. In Jehosh...
1 Kings 22:48 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE EXPEDITION OF AHAB AND JEHOSHAPHAT AGAINST HRAMOTH - GILEAD . THE DEATH OF AHAB . THE REIGNS OF JEHOSHAPHAT AND AHAZIAH . 1 Kings 22:1 And...
1 Kings 22:48 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehoshaphat in Judah, Ahaziah in Isreal
1 Kings 22:48 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 10:22 ; 1 Kings 9:26 ; 1 Kings 9:28 ; 2 Chronicles 20:35 ; 2 Chronicles 20:37 ; 2 Chronicles 21:1 ; 2 Chronicles 25:7 ; 2 Chronicles 9:21 ; Isaiah 2:16 ; Isaiah 60:9 ; Jonah 1:3 ;...

1 Kings 22:48 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 22:48 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 22:48 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:48 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:48 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:48 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 22:48 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 22:48 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 22:48 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge