⁴⁸ Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships^[a](A) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.^(B)

⁴¹ But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.^(A)

⁴² The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. ⁴³ But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life^(B) and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. ⁴⁴ The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.^(C)

²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods,^(A) once I was pelted with stones,^(B) three times I was shipwrecked,^(C) I spent a night and a day in the open sea,