2 Chronicles 17:12

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • 1 Chr 29:25 : 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 8:2-6 : 2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6 And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
  • 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. 6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. 11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. 12 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
  • 2 Chr 14:6-7 : 6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. 7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
  • 2 Chr 18:1 : 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
  • 2 Chr 26:6-9 : 6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims. 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
  • 2 Chr 27:4 : 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
  • 2 Chr 32:27-29 : 27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; 28 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

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  • 2 Chr 17:13
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    13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    80%

    3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

    4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

  • 2 Chr 17:1-6
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    79%

    1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

    2And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

    3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

    4But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

    5Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

    6And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
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    6And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

    7Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
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    10And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

    11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

    12And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

  • 2 Chr 19:3-5
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    74%

    3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

    4And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.

    5And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

  • 2 Chr 18:1
    72%

    1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    72%

    14Now 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.

  • 1 Kgs 9:19
    72%

    19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 17:10-11
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    71%

    10And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

    11Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    71%

    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    71%

    6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

  • 2 Chr 8:4-6
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    70%

    4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

    5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

    6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
    70%

    4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 22:44-45
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    44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

    45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 2 Chr 26:9
    69%

    9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

  • Eccl 9:14
    69%

    14There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

  • 2 Chr 32:27-29
    3 verses
    69%

    27And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

    28Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.

    29Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

  • 2 Chr 20:1
    69%

    1It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

  • 2 Chr 19:1
    69%

    1And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 20:5
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    5And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    69%

    7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

  • 2 Chr 27:6
    68%

    6So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    68%

    19These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
    68%

    5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    68%

    15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 20:25
    67%

    25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
    67%

    18And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

  • Deut 3:5
    67%

    5All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.

  • Deut 6:10
    67%

    10And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    67%

    15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

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