2 Chronicles 20:37

Then. — And.

Eliezer the son of Dodavah. — A prophet who is otherwise unknown.

Dodavah. — Heb. Dôdâvâhû. (Comp. Hôdavyâhû. 1 Chronicles 3:24; LXX., Δωδία, as if the Heb. were Dôdîyâh; Vulg., “Dodau.”

Mareshah. — See 2 Chronicles 11:8.

Because thou hast joined thyself. — Comp. Jehu the son of Hanani’s similar rebuke of Jenoshaphat for his alliance with Ahab (2 Chronicles 19:2).

The Lord hath broken. — Shattered (parac). (Comp. 2 Chronicles 24:7.) The perfect is prophetic, i.e., will certainly shatter.

And the ships were broken. — Wrecked by a gale. (Comp. Psalms 48:7 : “With the east wind Thou breakest ships of Tarshish.”)

That they were not able. — And kept not strength to go (2 Chronicles 13:20; 2 Chronicles 14:10).

After this misadventure, Ahaziah proposed another joint expedition; but the king of Judah declined. (See on 2 Chronicles 20:36.)