¹⁷ Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;

²² he hath built Elath, and bringeth it back to Judah, after the lying of the king with his fathers.

⁸ `And we pass by from our brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, by the way of the plain, by Elath, and by Ezion-Gaber; and we turn, and pass over the way of the wilderness of Moab;

³⁵ And they journey from Ebronah, and encamp in Ezion-Gaber;

²⁶ And a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.

²⁷ And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,

⁴⁸ Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.

⁶ At that time hath Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramaeans have come in to Elath, and dwell there unto this day.

³⁶ and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,