Verse 6

And he built strong cities in Iuda, because the lande was in rest, and he had no warre in those yeres: for the Lorde had geuen him rest.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 15:15 : 15 And all they in Iuda reioyced at the oth: for they had sworne vnto the Lord with all their heart, & sought him with all their lust, and he was found of them: And the Lorde gaue them rest rounde about on euery syde.
• Job 34:29 : 29 When he geueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hydeth his face, who can beholde him? whether it be vpon nations, or vpo one man onely:
• 1 Chr 22:9 : 9 Behold, a sonne is borne to thee, and he shalbe a man of rest, for I wil geue him rest from all his enemies rounde about: For his name is Solomon, & I wil send rest and peace vpon Israel in his dayes.
• 2 Chr 8:2-6 : 2 He buylt the cities that Hiram gaue hym, and put of the children of Israel in them. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath Zoba, and strengthed it. 4 And he buylt Thadmor in the wildernesse, & repaired all the store cities which were in Hamath. 5 And he buylt Bethhoron the vpper, and Bethhoron the neather, strong cities, hauing walles, gates, and barres: 6 And Baalah, and al the store cities that Solomon had, and all the charet cities, and the cities of the horsmen, and euery pleasaunt place that Solomon had last to buyld in Hierusalem & Libanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
• 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Hierusalem, and built strong cities in Iuda. 6 He built vp Bethlehem, & Etam, and Thekoa, 7 Bethzur, Socho, and Adullam, 8 Gath, and Maresa, and Ziph, 9 Adurahim, Lachis, and Azecah, 10 Zoraa, Aialon, and Hebron, which is in Iuda and Beniamin, strong cities. 11 And he repaired the strong holdes, and put captaynes in them, and store of vittaile, and wine, and oyle: 12 And in all cities he put shieldes and speares, & made them exceeding strong, hauing Iuda and Beniamin on his syde.
• Ps 46:9 : 9 He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde: he breaketh the bowe, & knappeth the speare in sunder, and burneth the charettes in the fire.
• Josh 23:1 : 1 And it came to passe, along season after that the Lorde had geuen rest vnto Israel from al their enemies round about, that Iosuah waxed olde, and was stricken in age.
• Judg 3:11 : 11 And the land had rest fourtie yeres: and Othoniel the sonne of Kenes died.
• Judg 3:30 : 30 So Moab was subdued that day vnder the hande of Israel: And the lande had rest fourescore yeres.
• Judg 5:31 : 31 So perishe all thine enemies, O Lord: But they that loue him, let them be as ye sunne whan he ryseth in his myght. And the lande had rest fourtie yeres.
• 1 Kgs 5:4 : 4 But now the Lorde my God hath geuen me rest on euery syde, so that there is neither aduersarie nor euill to resist.