⁸ So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from^(A) the Arabah^(B) road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber,^(C) and traveled along the desert road of Moab.^(D)

²⁶ King Solomon also built ships^(A) at Ezion Geber,^(B) which is near Elath^(C) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.^[a]

⁶ At that time, Rezin^(A) king of Aram recovered Elath^(B) for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.

²² He was the one who rebuilt Elath^(A) and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

The Command to Leave Horeb

1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan^(A)—that is, in the Arabah^(B)—opposite Suph, between Paran^(C) and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.

²⁰ Again they answered:

Then Edom^(B) came out against them with a large and powerful army. ²¹ Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory,^(C) Israel turned away from them.^(D)