2 Chronicles 17:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

And 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.

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  • 2 Chr 15:8 : 8 And when Asa heard these wordes, and the prophesie of Obed the Prophet, he was encouraged, and tooke away the abominations out of all the lande of Iudah, and Beniamin, and out of the cities which he had taken of mount Ephraim, and he renued the altar of the Lorde, that was before the porche of the Lorde.
  • 2 Chr 11:5 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.
  • 2 Chr 11:11-12 : 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.

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

  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    12So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.

    13And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem.

  • 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 15:8-10
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    8And when Asa heard these wordes, and the prophesie of Obed the Prophet, he was encouraged, and tooke away the abominations out of all the lande of Iudah, and Beniamin, and out of the cities which he had taken of mount Ephraim, and he renued the altar of the Lorde, that was before the porche of the Lorde.

    9And he gathered all Iudah and Beniamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for there fell many to him out of Israel, when they sawe that the Lorde his God was with him.

    10So they assembled to Ierusalem in the third moneth, in the fifteenth yere of the reigne of Asa.

  • 1 Kgs 15:22-24
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    22Then king Asa assembled al Iudah, none excepted; they tooke the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had buylt, & King Asa built with them Geba of Beniamin and Mizpah.

    23And the rest of all the actes of Asa, and all his might, & all that he did, and the cities which he buylt, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah? but in his olde age he was diseased in his feete.

    24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the citie of Dauid his father; Iehoshaphat his sonne reigned in his steade.

  • 2 Chr 19:4-5
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    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 14:7-8
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    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.

    8And Asa had an armie of Iudah that bare shieldes and speares, three hundreth thousande, and of Beniamin that bare shieldes and drewe bowes, two hundreth and foure score thousande: all these were valiant men.

  • 2 Chr 16:6-7
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    6Then Asa the King tooke all Iudah, and caryed away the stones of Ramah and the tymber thereof, wherewith Baasha did builde, and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

    7And at that same time Hanani the Seer came to Asa King of Iudah, and saide vnto him, Because thou hast rested vpon the king of Aram, and not rested in the Lorde thy God, therefore is the hoste of the King of Aram escaped out of thine hande.

  • 2 Chr 17:5-6
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    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 17:19
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    19These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:8-9
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    8And Abiiam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Dauid: and Asa his sonne reigned in his steade.

    9And in the twentie yeere of Ieroboam King of Israel reigned Asa ouer Iudah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:43
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    43And he walked in all the wayes of Asa his father, and declined not therefrom, but did that which was right in the eyes of the Lorde. Neuerthelesse the hie places were not taken away: for the people offred still and burnt incense in the hie places.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    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 15:15-18
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    15Also he brought in the holy vessels of his father, & the things that he had dedicated vnto ye house of the Lord, siluer, and golde, and vessels.

    16And there was warre betweene Asa and Baasha King of Israel all their dayes.

    17Then Baasha king of Israel went vp against Iudah, and buylt Ramah, so that he woulde let none go out or in to Asa King of Iudah.

    18Then Asa tooke all the siluer and the gold that was left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, & the treasures of the kings house, and deliuered them into the handes of his seruantes, and King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the sonne of Tabrimon, the sonne of Hezion king of Aram that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • 2 Chr 27:4
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    4Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.

  • 2 Chr 20:32-33
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    32And he walked in the way of Asa his father, & departed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.

    33Howbeit the hie places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts vnto the God of their fathers.

  • 2 Chr 15:17-18
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    17But the hie places were not taken away out of Israel: yet the heart of Asa was perfit all his dayes.

    18Also he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicate, and that he had dedicate, siluer, and golde, and vessels.

  • 2 Chr 13:19
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    19And Abiiah pursued after Ieroboam, and tooke cities from him, euen Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Ieshanah with her villages, and Ephron with her villages.

  • 2 Chr 16:4
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    4And Benhadad hearkened vnto King Asa, and sent the captaines of the armies which hee had, against the cities of Israel; they smote Iion, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

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

  • 1 Kgs 15:20
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    20So Ben-hadad hearkened vnto King Asa, and sent the captaines of the hosts, which he had, against the cities of Israel, and smote lion, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, & all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

  • 2 Chr 14:2-3
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    2And Asa did that was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.

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

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    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:11
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    11And Asa did right in the eyes of the Lord, as did Dauid his father.

  • 1 Kgs 22:46
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    46And the Sodomites, which remayned in the dayes of his father Asa, he put cleane out of the land.

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    9For the eyes of the Lorde beholde all the earth to shewe him selfe strong with them that are of perfite heart towarde him: thou hast then done foolishly in this: therefore from henceforth thou shalt haue warres.

  • 2 Chr 32:1
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    1After these things faithfully described, Saneherib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah, and besieged the strong cities, & thought to winne them for him selfe.

  • Judg 1:18
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    18Also Iudah tooke Azzah with the coasts thereof, and Askelon with the coasts thereof, and Ekron with the coastes thereof.