^{35 Ref} After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:

^{36 Ref} Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.

^{37 Ref} Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.