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2 Chronicles 8:17
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places Solomon at the moment his building projects reach their conclusion, shifting focus from Jerusalem to his southern coastal territories.
The words — הָלַ֨ךְ (ha.Lakh) = he went and עַל־ ('al-) = on.
The thread — These locations reappear in Numbers 33:35 as a wilderness campsite, Deuteronomy 2:8 as territory passed by Esau’s descendants, and 2 Kings 14:22 as a city later rebuilt by Azariah.
Why it lands — The text records Solomon’s physical relocation to Edomite ports to establish maritime operations, providing the necessary logistical foundation for the Ophir expedition described in the following verse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 14:22 Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
- Deuteronomy 2:8 So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
- Numbers 33:35 They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
- 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
- 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- 2 Kings 16:6 At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
- 2 Chronicles 20:36 They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.