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)

⁴⁸ Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships^[a](A) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.^(B)

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]

³⁶ He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships.^[a] After these were built at Ezion Geber,

²⁵ Since the Amalekites^(A) and the Canaanites^(B) are living in the valleys, turn^(C) back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.^[a](D)”