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2 Chronicles 17:12

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Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

KJV

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 17

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly,.... In wealth and riches, power and authority, in his forces and fortifications: and he built in Judah castles, and cities of stores; castles for the defence of his kingdom, and store cities to lay up corn, and wine, and all provisions, in case of an invasion, or against a time of war.

This site's exposition

waxed great exceedingly

on 2 Chronicles 17:12-13

Jehoshaphat waxes great, building castles and store cities and keeping much business running through the cities of Judah, while his standing men of war are held in reserve at Jerusalem. Clarke reads the busy cities as full employment, the kingdom enriched by wages paid for work done, the domestic strength that fills out the military strength verse 1 opened with.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

It was never in better since David modelled it. Five lord-lieutenants (if I may so call them) are here named, with the numbers of those under their command (the serviceable men, that were fit for war in their respective districts), three in Judah, and two in Benjamin. It is said of one of these great commanders, Amasiah, that he willingly offered himself unto the Lord (

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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Thus was his prosperity the reward of his piety and his piety the brightest grace and ornament of his prosperity. Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa. 1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

The words behind it

11 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.

  • וַיְהִ֧יand it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טJehoshaphat

    yehoshafatH3092 →84 times

  • הֹלֵ֥ךְ[was] going

    holekhH1980 →1546 times

  • וְגָדֵ֖לand [was] becoming great

    vegadelH1432 →

  • עַד־to

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • לְמָ֑עְלָה<to> upwards <towards>

    lemaelahH4605 →140 times

  • וַיִּ֧בֶןand he built

    vaiyivenH1129 →376 times

  • בִּֽיהוּדָ֛הin Judah

    bihudahH3063 →819 times

  • בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹתfortresses

    biraniyotH1003 →

  • וְעָרֵ֥יand cities of

    veareiH5892 →1090 times

  • מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃storage

    miskenotH4543 →7 times

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

Related verses

12 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.

2 Chronicles 8:2–6Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.4 works2 Chronicles 32:27–29Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.4 works2 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.4 works2 Chronicles 32:5Then 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.4 works2 Chronicles 27:4He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.4 works2 Chronicles 18:1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.4 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 26:6–9Uzziah 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.3 works2 Chronicles 11:5–12Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.2 works1 Chronicles 29:25The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.2 works2 Chronicles 16:4And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.2 works2 Chronicles 17:19These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.2 works2 Chronicles 8:6as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.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

    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…

    it leads to

    • 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…

    • 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.

    • Isaiah 22:9–10

      You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

    • 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.

    • 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.…

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 27:4

    He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

    it leads to

    • Luke 1:39

      In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

    • Joshua 14:12–13

      Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s…

    • 2 Chronicles 11:5–10

      Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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