2 Chronicles 33:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Afterward, he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and surrounding the Ophel. He made it much higher. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    After this, he built a wall outside the city of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, reaching the entrance of the Fish Gate, and encircled Ophel, raising it to a great height, and put commanders of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now after this{H310} he built{H1129} an outer wall{H2346} to the city{H5892} of David,{H1732} on the west side{H4628} of Gihon,{H1521} in{H935} the valley,{H5158} even to the entrance{H935} at the fish{H1709} gate;{H8179} and he compassed{H5437} Ophel{H6077} about [with it], and raised it up{H1361} to a very great height:{H3966} and he put{H7760} valiant{H2428} captains{H8269} in all the fortified{H1219} cities{H5892} of Judah.{H3063}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now after this{H310} he built{H1129}{(H8804)} a wall{H2346} without{H2435} the city{H5892} of David{H1732}, on the west side{H4628} of Gihon{H1521}, in the valley{H5158}, even to the entering in{H935}{(H8800)} at the fish{H1709} gate{H8179}, and compassed{H5437}{(H8804)} about Ophel{H6077}, and raised it up{H1361}{(H8686)} a very great height{H3966}, and put{H7760}{(H8799)} captains{H8269} of war{H2428} in all the fenced{H1219}{(H8803)} cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Afterwarde buylded he ye vttemost wall of the cite of Dauid, on the west syde of Gihon by the broke, and at the intraunce of the Fyshgate, and rounde aboute Ophel, and made it very hye. And layed captaynes in ye stroge cities of Iuda,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe after this he built a wall without the citie of Dauid, on the Westside of Gihon in the valley, euen at the entrie of the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it very hie, and put captaines of warre in all the strong cities of Iudah.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    After this he buylt a wall without the citie of Dauid on the west side of Gion, in the valley, as they came to the fishe gate, and round about Ophel, & brought it vp of a very great heyght, and put captaynes of warre in all the strong cities of Iuda.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And after this he hath built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west of Gihon, in the valley, and at the entering in at the fish-gate, and it hath gone round to the tower, and he maketh it exceeding high, and he putteth heads of the force in all the cities of the bulwarks in Judah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about `with it', and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    After this he made an outer wall for the town of David, on the west side of Gihon in the valley, as far as the way into the town by the fish doorway; and he put a very high wall round the Ophel; and he put captains of the army in all the walled towns of Judah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he encircled Ophel [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    After this Manasseh built up the outer wall of the City of David on the west side of the Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and all around the terrace; he made it much higher. He placed army officers in all the fortified cities in Judah.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:33 : 33 the king said to them, "Take my servants with you, have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and escort him down to Gihon.
  • 2 Chr 27:3 : 3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and carried out extensive construction on the wall of the Ophel.
  • Neh 3:3 : 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams, set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
  • Neh 12:39 : 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, and as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
  • Zeph 1:10 : 10 On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills.
  • Neh 3:26-27 : 26 The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27 After them, the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built towers on it and constructed another wall outside it. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David and made plenty of weapons and shields.
  • 2 Chr 32:30 : 30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in all that he undertook.
  • 1 Kgs 1:45 : 45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. They have gone up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the noise you heard.
  • 2 Chr 11:11-12 : 11 He strengthened the fortresses, put leaders in them, and stocked them with supplies of food, oil, and wine. 12 In every city, he placed shields and spears and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
  • 2 Chr 17:19 : 19 These were the men who served the king, besides those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and carried out extensive construction on the wall of the Ophel.

    4 He also built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests, he constructed fortresses and towers.

  • 2 Chr 32:5-6
    2 verses
    79%

    5 Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built towers on it and constructed another wall outside it. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David and made plenty of weapons and shields.

    6 He also appointed military commanders over the people and gathered them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying:

  • 6 He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

  • 9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the Angle, and he strengthened them.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
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    74%

    6 He said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the Lord our God. We sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and succeeded.

    7 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin carrying shields and drawing bows. All of them were mighty warriors.

  • 8 He built up the city all around, from the terraces to the surrounding area, and Joab restored the rest of the city.

  • 1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests arose and built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors, and they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.

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    11 He strengthened the fortresses, put leaders in them, and stocked them with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

    12 In every city, he placed shields and spears and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

  • 12 Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

  • 9 David took up residence in the stronghold and named it the City of David. He built it up all around, from the Millo inward.

  • Neh 3:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15 Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it, covered it, set up its doors, its locks, and its bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the King’s Garden, as far as the steps that descend from the City of David.

    16 Next to him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-Zur, made repairs as far as the tombs of David, and to the artificial pool, and to the House of the Mighty.

  • 2 He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

  • Neh 12:37-39
    3 verses
    71%

    37 At the Fountain Gate, they went straight up the stairs of the City of David, on the ascent to the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

    38 The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed them with half the people on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall,

    39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, and as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

  • Neh 3:23-27
    5 verses
    71%

    23 After them, Benjamin and Hashub made repairs opposite their house. After them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.

    24 After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah's house to the angle and the corner.

    25 Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that projects from the upper palace near the court of the guard. After him, Pedaiah son of Parosh made repairs.

    26 The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.

    27 After them, the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.

  • 15 He removed the foreign gods and the image from the house of the LORD, and all the altars he had built on the hill of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city.

  • 13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then he went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits long.

  • 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, which were fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars.

  • Isa 22:9-10
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    70%

    9 You saw the breaches in the city of David were many, and you gathered together water from the lower pool.

    10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall.

  • 30 After him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his room.

  • 8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, to cleanse the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city governor, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to restore the house of the LORD his God.

  • 15 This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • Neh 12:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

    31 I appointed the leaders of Judah to go up on the wall, and I appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. One went in procession to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.

  • 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams, set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

  • 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the corner.

  • 1 After these events and acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He camped against the fortified cities, intending to break through them.

  • 17 From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.

  • 5 He built a structure against the wall of the house, enclosing the walls of the house around the main hall and the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.

  • 13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

  • 14 He made the pilasters sixty cubits high, and the court was surrounded by the gate.

  • 12 The building facing the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide, and its wall was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

  • 30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in all that he undertook.

  • 23 Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a section four hundred cubits long.

  • 39 The measuring line will stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb, then turn toward Goah.

  • 15 So I went up the valley at night, inspecting the wall. Then I turned back and re-entered through the Valley Gate, returning the way I came.

  • 5 All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides many unwalled rural towns.