1 Kings 22:49 meaning and explanation

At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

1 Kings 22:49, Berean Standard Bible

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Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, had built a fleet at Ezion-geber to sail for gold from Ophir, but the ships were wrecked before they ever set out (verse 48). Now Ahaziah, Ahab's son and the new king of Israel, offers to send his servants along with Jehoshaphat's.

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