2 Chronicles 20:37

“Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.”

"Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish." - 2 Chronicles 20:37
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What does 2 Chronicles 20:37 mean?

2 Chronicles 20:37 (KJV) says, "Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish." This verse…

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The Cost of Compromise: Lessons from Jehoshaphat's Alliance

The incident described in 2 Chronicles 20:37 serves as a somber reminder of the consequences that can arise from alliances made without seeking God's guidance. "Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself…

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A Prayer for Divine Alignment and Wisdom

Gracious and Everlasting Father, We come before You today, acknowledging Your sovereignty and majesty, as we meditate on the words penned in 2 Chronicles 20:37. In this passage, we witness a profound moment in the life of King Jehoshaphat, wherein the prophet Eliezer delivered a…

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2 Chronicles 20:37 - "Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish."
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"And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed," - 1 Chronicles 2:37
2 Chronicles 30:20 - "And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."
1 Chronicles 2:20 - "And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."
2 Chronicles 20:28 - "And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."
2 Chronicles 32:20 - "And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven."
2 Kings 20:20 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 20:5 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,"
2 Chronicles 20:8 - "And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,"
2 Chronicles 29:20 - "¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD."
1 Chronicles 9:37 - "And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth."
2 Chronicles 20:3 - "And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."
2 Chronicles 20:30 - "So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about."
2 Chronicles 4:20 - "Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;"
2 Chronicles 28:20 - "And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not."
2 Chronicles 20:36 - "And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber."
1 Chronicles 11:37 - "Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,"
2 Chronicles 6:37 - "Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;"
2 Chronicles 20:32 - "And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 13:20 - "Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died."
1 Chronicles 1:37 - "The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah."
1 Chronicles 7:37 - "Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera."