²² For the king had ^(A)merchant^[a] ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ^(B)ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and ^[b]monkeys.

^48 (A)Jehoshaphat ^(B)made ^[a]merchant ships to go to ^(C)Ophir for gold; ^(D)but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at ^(E)Ezion Geber.

³⁷ But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works.” ^(A)Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go ^(B)to Tarshish.