2 Chronicles 8:17

“Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.”

"Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom." - 2 Chronicles 8:17
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What does 2 Chronicles 8:17 mean?

2 Chronicles 8:17 (KJV) reads, "Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom." This verse comes at the end of a chapter that describes the vast wealth and wisdom of King Solomon, the son of David, who reigned over Israel. The book of 2…

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2 Chronicles 8:17 - "¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom."
1 Chronicles 8:17 - "And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,"
"And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber," - 1 Chronicles 8:17
2 Chronicles 17:8 - "And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests."
2 Chronicles 23:17
2 Chronicles 23:17
2 Chronicles 17:17 - "And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand."
1 Chronicles 2:8 - "And the sons of Ethan; Azariah."
2 Chronicles 11:8 - "And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,"
1 Chronicles 8:2 - "Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth."
1 Chronicles 2:17 - "And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite."
2 Chronicles 17:15 - "And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand."
2 Chronicles 8:3 - "And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it."
2 Chronicles 9:17 - "Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold."
2 Chronicles 10:17 - "But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them."
2 Chronicles 28:17 - "For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives."
2 Chronicles 17:12 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store."
1 Chronicles 17:2 - "Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee."
2 Chronicles 17:18 - "And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war."
2 Chronicles 17:1 - "And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel."
2 Chronicles 17:4 - "But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel."
2 Chronicles 4:17 - "In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah."
2 Chronicles 8:2 - "That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there."
2 Chronicles 17:19 - "These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah."
2 Chronicles 26:17 - "And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:"
2 Chronicles 24:8 - "And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 35:17 - "And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days."
2 Chronicles 33:17 - "Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only."
2 Chronicles 31:17 - "Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;"