Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Builds Ships for Commerce with Tarshish, Ships are Destroyed

Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. …