2 Chronicles 26:2 BSB

2 Chronicles 26:2

Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

BSB

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ASV

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

KJV

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Besides, it indicates that the conquest occurred in the early part of his reign, that it was important as a port, and that Hebrew merchants maintained the old trade between it and the countries of the East [BERTHEAU].

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ה֚וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
בָּנָ֣ה	ba.Nah	he built	H1129 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֵיל֔וֹת	'ei.Lot	Elath	H359 →
וַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָ	vay.shi.Ve.ha	and he restored it	H7725 →
לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה	li.hu.Dah	to Judah	H3063 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
שְׁכַֽב־	she.khav-	lay down	H7901 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ	'a.vo.Tav	ancestors his	H1 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Kings 16:6
At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:8
  So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 14:22
  Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Kings 14:22
Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
leads to
- 1 Kings 9:26
  King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Kings 16:6
  At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
Through
2 Chronicles 25:23
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from…
leads to
- Nehemiah 8:16
  And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate…
- 2 Chronicles 21:17
  So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except…
- 2 Chronicles 26:9
  Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1
  Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons.…

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