2 Chronicles 20:37

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Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat,“Because you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will shatter what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
  • 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat,“Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the LORD? Because you have done this the LORD is angry with you!
  • 2 Chr 9:21 : 21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships manned by Huram’s men that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  • 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 Certainly the LORD watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.”
  • Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions. 12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.
  • 1 Kgs 22:48 : 48 Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”
  • Heb 12:6 : 6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

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  • 2 Chr 20:35-36
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    84%

    35Later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did evil.

    36They agreed to make large seagoing merchant ships; they built the ships in Ezion Geber.

  • 1 Kgs 22:48-49
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    83%

    48Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

    49Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat,“Let my sailors join yours in the fleet,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

  • Ps 48:7
    73%

    7With an east wind you shatter the large ships.

  • 2 Chr 19:2-3
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    72%

    2the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat,“Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the LORD? Because you have done this the LORD is angry with you!

    3Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow God.”

  • Ezek 27:25-27
    3 verses
    71%

    25The ships of Tarshish were the transports for your merchandise.“‘So you were filled and weighed down in the heart of the seas.

    26Your rowers have brought you into surging waters. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.

    27Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains, your ship’s carpenters, your merchants, and all your fighting men within you, along with all your crew who are in you, will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.

  • 2 Chr 22:7-9
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    7God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had commissioned to wipe out Ahab’s family.

    8While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab’s family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.

    9He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned,“He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with his whole heart.” There was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to rule in his place.

  • Ezek 27:34
    70%

    34Now you are wrecked by the seas, in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your company have sunk along with you.

  • 2 Chr 21:12-13
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    69%

    12Jehoram received this letter from Elijah the prophet:“This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says:‘You have not followed in the footsteps of your father Jehoshaphat and of King Asa of Judah,

    13but have instead followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. You encouraged the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the LORD, just as the family of Ahab does in Israel. You also killed your brothers, members of your father’s family, who were better than you.

  • 1 Kgs 22:18
    69%

    18The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

  • 2 Chr 18:17
    69%

    17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

  • 2 Kgs 3:12
    68%

    12Jehoshaphat said,“Yes, he receives the LORD’s messages.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.

  • Isa 23:14
    68%

    14Wail, you large ships, for your fortress is destroyed!

  • 2 Chr 18:1
    68%

    1Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,

  • 2 Chr 20:1-2
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    1The Lord Gives Jehoshaphat Military Success Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.

    2Messengers arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat,“A huge army is attacking you from the other side of the Dead Sea, from the direction of Edom. Look, they are in Hazezon Tamar(that is, En Gedi).”

  • 1 Kgs 22:32
    68%

    32When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel.” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

  • Isa 23:1
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    1The Lord Will Judge Tyre This is an oracle about Tyre: Wail, you large ships, for the port is too devastated to enter! From the land of Cyprus this news is announced to them.

  • 2 Chr 22:5
    67%

    5He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

  • 2 Kgs 9:23
    67%

    23Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off. He said to Ahaziah,“It’s a trap, Ahaziah!”

  • 2 Chr 25:19
    67%

    19You defeated Edom and it has gone to your head. Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?”

  • Acts 27:41
    67%

    41But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.

  • 1 Kgs 22:51
    66%

    51Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 28:19
    66%

    19The LORD humiliated Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, for he encouraged Judah to sin and was very unfaithful to the LORD.

  • Isa 2:16
    66%

    16for all the large ships, for all the impressive ships.

  • Isa 23:10-11
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    66%

    10Daughter Tarshish, travel back to your land, as one crosses the Nile; there is no longer any marketplace in Tyre.

    11The LORD stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook kingdoms; he gave the order to destroy Canaan’s fortresses.

  • 2 Kgs 1:17
    66%

    17And he did die in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.

  • 2 Chr 18:31
    66%

    31When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The LORD helped him; God lured them away from him.

  • Ezek 27:12
    66%

    12“‘Tarshish was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.

  • 2 Chr 16:7
    66%

    7At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him:“Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
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    18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:

  • 2 Kgs 14:10
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    10You thoroughly defeated Edom and it has gone to your head! Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?”

  • 2 Chr 25:15
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    15The LORD was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said,“Why are you following these gods that could not deliver their own people from your power?”

  • 1 Kgs 19:17
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    17Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword, and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes Jehu’s sword.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
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    18King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.

  • Isa 33:23
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    23Though at this time your ropes are slack, the mast is not secured, and the sail is not unfurled, at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; even the lame will drag off plunder.

  • 2 Kgs 12:7
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    7So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest along with the other priests, and said to them,“Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, take no more silver from your treasurers unless you intend to use it to repair the damage.”

  • 1 Kgs 9:26
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    26King Solomon also built ships in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

  • 2 Chr 34:26
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    26Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel says concerning the words you have heard:

  • 2 Chr 24:20
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    20God’s Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them,“This is what God says:‘Why are you violating the commands of the LORD? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the LORD, he has rejected you!’”

  • 1 Kgs 22:7
    65%

    7But Jehoshaphat asked,“Is there not a prophet of the LORD still here, that we may ask him?”

  • 1 Kgs 22:5
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    5But then Jehoshaphat said to Israel’s king,“Please seek a message from the LORD this very day.”