1 Kings 22:49

49 Achazyah the son of Ach'av suggested to Y'hoshafat that his men should go to sea with Y'hoshafat's men, but Y'hoshafat would not agree.

1 Kings 22:49 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:49

Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat
Who very probably had built some more ships on his own, having broke off his partnership with Ahaziah:

let my servants go with thy servants in the ships;
since he was refused a part in the ships themselves, he desires leave to send men aboard them to traffic for him abroad:

but Jehoshaphat would not;
having been reproved by a prophet of the Lord, and had suffered the loss of his ships by joining with him already.

1 Kings 22:49 In-Context

47 There had previously been no king in Edom, but now a deputy was made king.

48 Y'hoshafat built some large "Tarshish" ships to go to Ofir for gold, but they didn't make the voyage, because they were wrecked at 'Etzyon-Gever.

49 Achazyah the son of Ach'av suggested to Y'hoshafat that his men should go to sea with Y'hoshafat's men, but Y'hoshafat would not agree.

50 So Y'hoshafat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David his ancestor, and Y'horam his son became king in his place.

51 Achazyah the son of Ach'av began his reign over Isra'el in Shomron in the seventeenth year of Y'hoshafat king of Y'hudah, and he ruled two years over Isra'el.