2 Chronicles 17:2

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And 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.

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  • 2 Chr 15:8 : 8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 11:5 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
  • 2 Chr 11:11-12 : 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.

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  • 2 Chr 17:1
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    1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

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

  • 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 15:8-10
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    8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

    9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

    10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

  • 1 Kgs 15:22-24
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    22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

    23The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

    24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chr 19:4-5
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    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 14:7-8
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    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.

    8And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • 2 Chr 16:6-7
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    6Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

    7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

  • 2 Chr 17:5-6
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    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 17:19
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    19These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:8-9
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    8And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

    9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:43
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    43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    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 15:15-18
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    15And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.

    16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

    17And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

    18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • 2 Chr 27:4
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    4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

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

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

  • 2 Chr 15:17-18
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    17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

    18And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

  • 2 Chr 13:19
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    19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.

  • 2 Chr 16:4
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    4And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 15:20
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    20So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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    2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

    3For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

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    1In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

    2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

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

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    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.

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

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    11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

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    46And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

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    9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

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    1After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

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    18Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.