2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

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WEBBE

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

BSB

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

KJV

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

ASV

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

BBE

Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.

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וַיִּתְנַבֵּא vai·yit·na·be' and he prophesied H5012 אֱלִיעֶזֶר 'e·li·'e·zer Eliezer H461 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 דֹּדָוָהוּ do·da·va·hu Dodavahu H1735 מִמָּרֵשָׁה mi·ma·re·shah from Mareshah H4762 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 יְהוֹשָׁפָט ye·ho·sha·fat Jehoshaphat H3092 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 כְּהִתְחַבֶּרְךָ ke·hit·cha·ber·kha as making alliance you H2266 עִם־ 'im- with H5973 אֲחַזְיָהוּ 'a·chaz·ya·hu Ahaziah H274 פָּרַץ pa·ratz he will break H6555 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מַעֲשֶׂיךָ ma·'a·sei·kha works your H4639 וַיִּשָּׁבְרוּ vai·yi·sha·ve·ru and they were broken H7665 אֳנִיּוֹת 'o·ni·yot ships H591 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 עָצְרוּ 'a·tze·ru they retained H6113 לָלֶכֶת la·le·khet to go H1980 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 תַּרְשִׁישׁ tar·shish Tarshish H8659

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 31–37

Jehoshaphat kept close to the worship of God, and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But after God had done such great things for him, given him not only victory, but wealth; after this, to go and join himself with a wicked king, was very ungrateful. What could he expect but that God would be angry with him? Yet it seems, he took the warning; for when Ahaziah afterward pressed him to join him, he would not, 1Ki 22:49. Thus the alliance was broken, and the Divine rebuke had its effect, at least for a season. Let us be thankful for any losses which may have prevented the loss of our immortal souls. Let us praise the Lord, who sought after us, and left us not to perish in our sins.

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JehoshaphatAhaziahDodavahEliezer TarshishMareshah

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AlliancesEliezerMareshahDodavah

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.