SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:48
Había hecho Josafat navíos en Tarsis, los cuales habían de ir a Ofir por oro; mas no fueron, porque se rompieron en Ezión-geber.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:48
Verse 48. Ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold] In the parallel place (2 Chron. xx. 36) it is said that Jehoshaphat joined himself to Ahaziah, to make ships to go to Tharshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. Concerning these places, and the voyage thither, see the notes on chap. ix. 26-28; x. 11, 22. Some translate, instead of ships of Tharshish, ships of burden. See Houbigant, who expresses himself doubtful as to the meaning of the word.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 48. Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish , etc.] Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, ( 1 Kings 10:22). Tarshish is used for the sea in general, ( Psalm 48:7 Isaiah 2:16), in the Cetib, or text, it is “ten”; in the Keri, or margin, it is “made”, which we follow, and may be put together, as in the Tigurine version, and read, “he made ten ships to go by sea”: even to go to Ophir for gold ; as Solomon did; of which place (see Kings 9:28), but they went not, for the ships were broken at Eziongeber ; the port where they were built: as soon as they were launched, or sailed, they were broken to pieces against the rocks near the harbour, which stood up like a man’s backbone, whence the port had its name; (see Gill on “ 1 Kings 9:26”), and if this was Calzem, as there observed, near to it was a dangerous place for ships, and where many were lost, and is supposed to be the place where Pharaoh and his host were drowned f467 ; the reason of this shipwreck was, because Jehoshaphat joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, for which he was reproved by the prophet Eliezer, and this was his punishment, ( Chronicles 20:35-37).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 41-50 - Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.
Original Hebrew
יהושׁפט 3092 עשׂר 6240 אניות 591 תרשׁישׁ 8659 ללכת 1980 אופירה 211 לזהב 2091 ולא 3808 הלך 1980 כי 3588 נשׁברה 7665 אניות 591 בעציון גבר׃ 6100
