2 Chronicles 20:36 meaning and explanation

They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.

2 Chronicles 20:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Verse 36 follows Jehoshaphat's earlier alliance with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who acted wickedly. The Chronicler notes that the two kings agreed to build a fleet at Ezion-geber, a port at the northern tip of the Red Sea, for trade to Tarshish, a distant destination whose exact location is uncertain.

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