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2 Chronicles 32:5

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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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
The breaches in the wall of Jerusalem were not entirely due to the old hostility of Joash (marginal reference); but may have been caused either by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz 2 Chr. 28, or by the simple process of natural decay. Hezekiah pulled down houses for the purpose of his repairs Isa 22:10. On Millo, see the marginal references notes.

This site's exposition

reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David

on 2 Chronicles 32:5-6

The wall repair and the commanders set over the people belong to a building record that 2 Kings 20:20 summarizes in a single line. The “supporting terraces of the City of David”, the Millo of older translations on the city’s eastern slope, had needed repair since Solomon’s day.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Also he strengthened himself,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib . . . was purposed to fight against Jerusalem--An account of the means taken to fortify Jerusalem against the threatened siege is given only in this passage.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Raised it up to the towers - He built the wall up to the height of the towers, or, having built the wall, he raised towers on it.

The words behind it

21 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קand he strengthened himself

    vaiyitchazakH2388 →291 times

  • וַיִּבֶן֩and he rebuilt

    vaiyivenH1129 →376 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַחוֹמָ֨הthe city wall

    hachomahH2346 →133 times

  • הַפְּרוּצָ֜הwhich was broken down

    haperutzahH6555 →49 times

  • וַיַּ֣עַלand he put up

    vaiyaalH5927 →890 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתthe towers

    hamigdalotH4026 →48 times

  • וְלַח֙וּצָה֙and to the outside <towards>

    velachutzahH2351 →164 times

  • הַחוֹמָ֣הthe city wall

    hachomahH2346 →133 times

  • אַחֶ֔רֶתanother

    ʾacheretH312 →166 times

  • וַיְחַזֵּ֥קand he strengthened

    vaychazekH2388 →291 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַמִּלּ֖וֹאthe Millo

    hamilo'H4407 →

  • עִ֣יר[the] city of

    ʾirH5892 →1090 times

  • דָּוִ֑ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he made

    vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times

  • שֶׁ֛לַחweapon[s]

    shelachH7973 →

  • לָרֹ֖בto abundance

    laroH7230 →149 times

  • וּמָגִנִּֽים׃and shields

    umaginimH4043 →63 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

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.13 works2 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.5 works1 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.5 worksProverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.5 works2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah4 worksIsaiah 22:9–10You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
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.3 works2 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,3 worksJeremiah 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.3 worksJoel 2:8They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.3 works2 Chronicles 17:1Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.3 works2 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 works2 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 works2 Chronicles 12:1After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.2 works2 Chronicles 26:14–15Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.2 works2 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.2 worksJudges 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.2 works1 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.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Kings 9:24

    As 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.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 11:27

      and 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.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Kings 7:8

      And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

    • 2 Samuel 5:9

      So 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.

    • 1 Kings 3:1

      Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the…

  • Through

    2 Samuel 5:9

    So 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.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 9:15

      This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor,…

    • 1 Kings 9:24

      As 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.

  • Through

    2 Kings 25:4

    Then 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.…

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 33:21

      In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”

  • 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…

    it leads to

    • 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…

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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