48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold , but they did not go for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber . 49 Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat , "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships ." But Jehoshaphat was not willing .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 22:48-49
Commentary on 1 Kings 22:41-50
(Read 1 Kings 22:41-50)
Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.