²² The king had a fleet of trading ships^[a](A) at sea along with the ships^(B) of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

⁴⁸ Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships^[a](A) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.^(B)

³⁷ Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” The ships^(A) were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.^[a]