⁴¹ But striking a reef,^{[a] (A)}they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.

²⁵ Three times I was ^(A)beaten with rods. ^(B)Once I was stoned. Three times I ^(C)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; ²⁶ on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, ^(D)danger from my own people, ^(E)danger from Gentiles, ^(F)danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers;

²⁶ But ^(A)we must ^(B)run aground on some island.”

²⁷ When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. ²⁸ So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms.^[a] A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.^{[b] 29} And fearing that we might ^(C)run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

¹⁷ After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would ^(A)run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear,^[a] and thus they were driven along.

³⁷ Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, ^(A)“Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

⁴⁸ Jehoshaphat made ^(A)ships of Tarshish to go to ^(B)Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at ^(C)Ezion-geber.