2 Chronicles 11:5 BSB

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7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he dwelt	H3427 →
רְחַבְעָ֖ם	re.chav.'Am	Rehoboam	H7346 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →
וַיִּ֧בֶן	vai.Yi.ven	and he built	H1129 →
עָרִ֛ים	'a.Rim	cities	H5892 →
לְמָצ֖וֹר	le.ma.Tzor	to fortification	H4692 →
בִּיהוּדָֽה׃	bi.hu.Dah	in Judah	H3063 →

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2 Chronicles 27:4
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 26:9–10
  Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
Through
2 Chronicles 11:23
Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
leads to
- Genesis 25:6
  But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
- Luke 16:8
  The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
- 2 Chronicles 21:3
  Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
- 1 Kings 1:5–6
  At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
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2 Chronicles 16:6
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and…
leads to
- Isaiah 10:29
  They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
- 1 Kings 15:22
  Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa…
- Zechariah 14:10
  All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the…

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2 Chronicles 8:2–6Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.2 Chronicles 11:23Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.2 Chronicles 27:4He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.Isaiah 22:8–11He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.2 Chronicles 14:6–7Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah 2 Chronicles 17:2He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.2 Chronicles 21:3Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

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