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The elven king thought the dwarves were there to steal his treasures.
Elvenking reponded that the smaug would tell if they are going to steal
BilboThorin Oakenshield...They later found out they he had been caught by the elves and locked up by the Elven King.
There was not always animosity between the Elves and the Dwarves. Dwarves made the best armour and the elves often traded and bought and sold. The entrance was the primary access point for their dealings, and was placed their mostly for the purpose of the elves. The elves of Eregion were great craftsmen, and they traded and worked with the dwarves of Moria, and there was great friendship. This ended when Sauron revealed himself, slew the elves' king, Celebrimbor, and the Gates of Moria were shut.
The elves in "The Hobbit" did not know how the dwarves could have travelled there. They thought the barrels were all empty.