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Jehoshaphat’s ships lie wrecked at Ezion-geber and he declines Ahaziah’s proposed partnership.
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1 Kings 22:46-50

The wrecked ships

Micaiah and the Fall of Ahab · 1 Kings 22

Story guide: Jehoshaphat’s ships lie wrecked at Ezion-geber and he declines Ahaziah’s proposed partnership.

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46The rest of Jehoshaphat’s acts, the might he displayed, and the wars he fought—are they not recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

47He also removed from the land the male cult prostitutes still left from the days of his father Asa.

48There was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

49Jehoshaphat built large seagoing ships to sail to Ophir for gold, but they did not make the voyage, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

50Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants on the ships.” But Jehoshaphat refused.

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