46. These muft have appertained to fome hea then worship, which had escaped the search of Afa.

48. By ships of Tarshish may be meant such ships as were fitted up for long voyages, like that to Tarteffus in Spain. But Mr. Bruce with great probability, places this Tarshish, as well as Ophir, in Africa.

49. And Jehosaphat consented. Conj, Họ.

There is probably fome error in the text of this place. For it appears from 2 Ch. xx, 35, that Jehofaphat did join with Ahaziah in building a fleet atEziongeber. But he might have done this before this destruction of the fhips. For according to the ac. count in the book of Chronicles, he was previously threatened with this for joining with the king of Israel; so that afterwards he might decline any farther connection with him, and carry on the commerce on his own account.

51. It was only a part of two years. Many other chronological difficulties are solved by supposing that any part of a year, at the beginning or end of it, in the account of the reigns of kings, is called a whole year, when mention is made of the length of their reigns.

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