2 Chronicles 20:37 (DBY)

Passage

And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:35 And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.

2 Chronicles 20:36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

2 Chronicles 20:37 And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eliezer", "dodavah", "mareshah", "prophesied", "against", "jehoshaphat", "saying", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eliezer" and "dodavah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And he joined himself with him to...", giving immediate footing for "eliezer" and "dodavah". In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "eliezer" and "dodavah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.