2 Chronicles 20 · Verse 35

2 Chronicles 20:35

And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
2 Chronicles 20:35, King James Version

2 Chronicles 20:35 in other translations

BSBLater, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
WEBAfter this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.
ASVAnd after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:
YLTAnd after this hath Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, (he did wickedly in so doing),
DARBYAnd after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.
BBEAfter this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:
WebsterAnd after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

What does 2 Chronicles 20:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:35-37
35-37. after this did Jehoshaphat ... join himself with Ahaziah ... to make ships--A combined fleet was built at Ezion-geber, the destination of which was to voyage to Tartessus, but it was wrecked. Jehoshaphat's motive for entering into this partnership was to secure a free passage through Israel, for the vessels were to be conveyed across the Isthmus of Suez, and to sail to the west of Europe from one of the ports of Palestine on the Mediterranean. Eliezer, a prophet, denounced this unholy alliance, and foretold, as divine judgment, the total wreck of the whole fleet. The consequence was, that although Jehoshaphat broke off--in obedience to the divine will--his league with Ahaziah, he formed a new scheme of a merchant fleet, and Ahaziah wished to be admitted a partner [1Ki 22:48]. The proposal of the Israelitish king was respectfully declined [1Ki 22:49]. The destination of this new fleet was to Ophir, because the Israelitish seaports were not accessible to him for the Tartessus trade; but the ships, when just off the docks, were wrecked in the rocky creek of Ezion-geber.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 20:31-37

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…

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2 Chronicles 20:35 in the original Hebrew

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וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.Khenand after thisH310
אֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.Barhe made an allianceH2266
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
עִ֖ם'imwithH5973
אֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahAhaziahH274
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
הִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'he acted wickedlyH7561
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת\׃la.'a.Sotto doH6213

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 20:35

  • 1 Kings 22:48-49

    Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber. Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

  • 2 Kings 1:2-16

    And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3108. B.C. 896. did Jehoshaphat.
1Ki 22:48,49
who did very.
2Ki 1:2-16

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 20:34

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:35

    And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

  • 2 Chronicles 20:36

    And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion–geber.

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2 Chronicles 20:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pasadas estas cosas, Josaphat rey de Judá trabó amistad con Ochôzías rey de Israel, el cual fué dado á la impiedad:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et après cela, Josaphat, roi de Juda, se lia avec Achazia, roi d’Israël, qui agissait méchamment.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und hernach verband sich Josaphat, der König von Juda, mit Ahasja, dem König von Israel; dieser handelte gesetzlos.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Post hæc iniit amicitias Josaphat rex Juda cum Ochozia rege Israël, cujus opera fuerunt impiissima.