2 Chronicles 8 · Verse 17

2 Chronicles 8:17

Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
2 Chronicles 8:17, King James Version

2 Chronicles 8:17 in other translations

BSBThen Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
WEBThen Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
ASVThen went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom.
YLTThen hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;
DARBYThen went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
BBEThen Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth by the sea in the land of Edom.
WebsterThen went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

What does 2 Chronicles 8:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth--These two maritime ports were situated at the eastern gulf of the Red Sea, now called the Gulf of Akaba. Eloth is seen in the modern Akaba, Ezion-geber in El Gudyan [Robinson]. Solomon, determined to cultivate the arts of peace, was sagacious enough to perceive that his kingdom could become great and glorious only by encouraging a spirit of commercial enterprise among his subjects; and, accordingly, with that in mind he made a contract with Huram for ships and seamen to instruct his people in navigation.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber - See the notes on 1Kgs 9:26-28 (note), for conjectures concerning Ezion-geber and Ophir.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 8:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָז֩'azthenH227
הָלַ֨ךְha.Lakhhe wentH1980
שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
לְעֶצְיֽוֹן\־le.'etz.yon-to EzionH6100
גֶּ֧בֶרGe.verGeberH6100
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
אֵיל֛וֹת'ei.LotElathH359
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] shore ofH8193
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
אֱדֽוֹם\׃'e.DomEdomH123

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 8:17

  • 2 Kings 14:22

    He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

  • Deuteronomy 2:8

    And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

  • 2 Kings 16:6

    At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 9:26-27

    And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

  • 1 Kings 22:48

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

  • Numbers 33:35

    And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion–gaber.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ezion-geber.
20:36; Nu 33:35; 1Ki 9:26,27; 22:48
Eloth.
De 2:8; 2Ki 14:22; 16:6
Elath.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 8:16

    Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:17

    Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:18

    And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

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2 Chronicles 8:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Salomón fué á Esion-geber, y á Eloth, á la costa de la mar en la tierra de Edom.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Salomon s’en alla à Étsion-Guéber et à Éloth, sur le bord de la mer, dans le pays d’Édom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Damals ging Salomo nach Ezjon-Geber und nach Eloth, am Ufer des Meeres im Lande Edom.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc abiit Salomon in Asiongaber, et in Ailath ad oram maris Rubri, quæ est in terra Edom.