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2 Chronicles 32:5

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

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ASV

And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

KJV

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קvai.yit.cha.Zakand he strengthened himselfH2388 →
וַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.Venand he rebuiltH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.Mahthe city wallH2346 →
הַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.Tzahwhich was broken downH6555 →
וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'aland he put upH5927 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.Lotthe towersH4026 →
וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahand to the outside <towards>H2351 →
הַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.Mahthe city wallH2346 →
אַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retanotherH312 →
וַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.Zekand he strengthenedH2388 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'the MilloH4407 →
עִ֣יר'ir[the] city ofH5892 →
דָּוִ֑ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213 →
שֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachweapon[s]H7973 →
לָרֹ֖בla.Roto abundanceH7230 →
וּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.Nimand shieldsH4043 →

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Nehemiah 2:18I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.2 Chronicles 25:23There 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 the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.Proverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.1 Kings 9:24As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in JudahIsaiah 22:9–10You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.2 Samuel 5:9So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.2 Kings 25:4Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,Joel 2:8They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.2 Chronicles 17:1Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.Jeremiah 39:4When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.2 Chronicles 23:1Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.2 Kings 12:20And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.2 Chronicles 12:1After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.2 Chronicles 26:14–15Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.Judges 9:6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.1 Kings 11:27and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

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