unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ch/20/35.md

# ships

These are ships capable of traveling on large bodies of water.

# Tarshish

This is the name of a city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# They built the ships

Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah did not build the ships, rather, their workers built them. AT: "Their workers built the ships" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Ezion Geber

Translate the name of this place as you did in [2 Chronicles 8:17](../08/17.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Eliezer ... Dodavahu

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Mareshah

Translate this man's name as you did in [2 Chronicles 11:08](../11/05.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# The ships were wrecked so that

This can be stated in active form. AT: "The ships became ruined and" or "The ships wrecked so that" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# they were not able to sail

"no one was able to sail them"