2 Chronicles 17:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.

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  • 1 Chr 29:25 : 25 And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 8:2-6 : 2 Then Salomon built the cities that Huram gaue to Salomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Salomon went to Hamath Zobah, and ouercame it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath. 5 And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres: 6 Also Baalath, and al the cities of store that Salomon had, and all the charet cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and euery pleasaunt place that Salomon had a minde to builde in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the lande of his dominion.
  • 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah. 6 Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8 And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph, 9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities. 11 And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine. 12 And in all cities he put shieldes & speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.
  • 2 Chr 14:6-7 : 6 He built also strong cities in Iudah, because the lande was in rest, and he had no warre in those yeeres: for the Lord had giuen him rest. 7 Therefore he saide to Iudah, Let vs builde these cities and make walles about, and towers, gates, and barres, whiles the lande is before vs: because we haue sought the Lorde our God, we haue sought him, and he hath giuen vs rest on euery side: so they built and prospered.
  • 2 Chr 18:1 : 1 And Iehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, but he was ioyned in affinitie with Ahab.
  • 2 Chr 26:6-9 : 6 For he went forth and fought against the Philistims & brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistims. 7 And God helped him against ye Philistims, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal and Hammeunim. 8 And the Ammonites gaue gifts to Vzziah, & his name spred to the entring in of Egypt: for he did most valiantly. 9 Moreouer Vzziah buylt towres in Ierusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning, and made them strong.
  • 2 Chr 27:4 : 4 Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, & made many dartes & shields.
  • 2 Chr 32:27-29 : 27 Hezekiah also had exceeding much riches and honour, and he gate him treasures of siluer, and of golde, and of precious stones, and of sweete odours, and of shieldes, and of all pleasant vessels: 28 And of store houses for the increase of wheat and wine & oyle, and stalles for all beasts, and rowes for the stables. 29 And he made him cities, and had possession of sheepe and oxen in abundance: for God had giuen him substance exceeding much.

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  • 2 Chr 17:13
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    13And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    3He buylt the hie gate of the house of the Lord, and he buylt very much on the wal of the castle.

    4Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.

  • 2 Chr 17:1-6
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    1And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.

    2And he put garisons in all the strong cities of Iudah, and set bandes in the lande of Iudah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

    3And the Lorde was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,

    4But sought the Lorde God of his father, and walked in his commandements, and not after the trade of Israel.

    5Therefore the Lorde stablished the kingdome in his hande, and all Iudah brought presents to Iehoshaphat, so that he had of riches and honour in abundance.

    6And he lift vp his heart vnto the wayes of the Lorde, and he tooke away moreouer the hie places and the groues out of Iudah.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
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    6He built also strong cities in Iudah, because the lande was in rest, and he had no warre in those yeeres: for the Lord had giuen him rest.

    7Therefore he saide to Iudah, Let vs builde these cities and make walles about, and towers, gates, and barres, whiles the lande is before vs: because we haue sought the Lorde our God, we haue sought him, and he hath giuen vs rest on euery side: so they built and prospered.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
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    10And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities.

    11And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.

    12And in all cities he put shieldes & speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.

  • 2 Chr 19:3-5
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    3Neuertheles good things are found in thee, because thou hast taken away ye groues out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seeke God.

    4So Iehoshaphat dwelt at Ierusalem, and returned & went through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them againe vnto the Lord God of their fathers.

    5And hee set iudges in the lande throughout all the strong cities of Iudah, citie by citie,

  • 2 Chr 18:1
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    1And Iehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, but he was ioyned in affinitie with Ahab.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    72%

    14Nowe 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.

  • 1 Kgs 9:19
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    19And all the cities of store, that Salomon had, euen cities for charets, and cities for horsemen, and all that Salomon desired and woulde build in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion)

  • 2 Chr 17:10-11
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    10And the feare of the Lorde fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, & they fought not against Iehoshaphat.

    11Also some of the Philistims brought Iehoshaphat giftes and tribute siluer, and the Arabians brought him flockes, seuen thousande and seuen hundreth rammes, and seuen thousande and seuen hundreth hee goates.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
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    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6For he went forth and fought against the Philistims & brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistims.

  • 2 Chr 8:4-6
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    4And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath.

    5And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres:

    6Also Baalath, and al the cities of store that Salomon had, and all the charet cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and euery pleasaunt place that Salomon had a minde to builde in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the lande of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 22:44-45
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    70%

    44And Iehoshaphat made peace with the King of Israel.

    45Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoshaphat, and his worthy deedes that he did, and his battels which he fought, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah?

  • 2 Chr 26:9
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    9Moreouer Vzziah buylt towres in Ierusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning, and made them strong.

  • Eccl 9:14
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    14A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it.

  • 2 Chr 32:27-29
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    27Hezekiah also had exceeding much riches and honour, and he gate him treasures of siluer, and of golde, and of precious stones, and of sweete odours, and of shieldes, and of all pleasant vessels:

    28And of store houses for the increase of wheat and wine & oyle, and stalles for all beasts, and rowes for the stables.

    29And he made him cities, and had possession of sheepe and oxen in abundance: for God had giuen him substance exceeding much.

  • 2 Chr 20:1
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    1After this also came the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, & with them of the Ammonites against Iehoshaphat to battell.

  • 2 Chr 19:1
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    1And Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah returned safe to his house in Ierusalem.

  • 2 Chr 20:5
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    5And Iehoshaphat stoode in the Congregation of Iudah and Ierusalem in the house of the Lord before the new court,

  • 1 Chr 11:7
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    7And Dauid dwelt in the tower: therefore they called it the citie of Dauid.

  • 2 Chr 27:6
    68%

    6So Iotham became mightie because hee directed his way before the Lord his God.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
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    19These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
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    5And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, & made many dartes & shields.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
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    15And this is the cause of the tribute why King Salomon raised tribute, to wit, to builde the house of the Lord, and his owne house, & Millo, & the wal of Ierusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 20:25
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    25And when Iehoshaphat & his people came to take away the spoyle of them, they founde among them in abundance both of substance and also of bodies laden with precious iewels, which they tooke for themselues, till they could cary no more: they were three dayes in gathering of the spoyle: for it was much.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
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    18And Iehoash King of Iudah tooke all the halowed thinges that Iehoshaphat, and Iehoram, and Ahaziah his fathers Kings of Iudah had dedicated, and that he himselfe had dedicated, and all the golde that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord and in the Kings house, and sent it to Hazael King of Aram, and he departed from Ierusalem.

  • Deut 3:5
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    5All these cities were fenced with hie walles, gates and barres, beside vnwalled townes a great many.

  • Deut 6:10
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    10And when the Lord thy God hath brought thee into the land, which he sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue to thee, with great and goodly cities which thou buildedst not,

  • 2 Chr 1:15
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    15And the King gaue siluer and gold at Ierusalem as stones, & gaue cedar trees as the wilde figge trees, that are abundantly in the playne.

  • 2 Kgs 14:22
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    22He built Elath, and restored it to Iudah, after that the King slept with his fathers.