2 Chronicles 17:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he placed forces in all the fortified 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 removed 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 defense in Judah.
  • 2 Chr 11:11-12 : 11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and provisions of food, oil, and wine. 12 In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly 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 place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    76%

    12And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great; and he built castles and storage cities in Judah.

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

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
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    76%

    10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

    11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and provisions of food, oil, and wine.

    12In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly 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 removed 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 joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

    10So they gathered 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 and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used to build it. King Asa used them to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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

    24Asa slept with his fathers; he was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

  • 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 to the LORD God of their fathers.

    5And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

  • 2 Chr 14:7-8
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    7Therefore he said to Judah, 'Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet at peace; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

    8And Asa had an army of men who carried shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, those who carried shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

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

    7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

  • 2 Chr 17:5-6
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    5Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

    6And his heart was uplifted in the ways of the LORD; moreover, he took away the high places and groves from Judah.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
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    19These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

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

    9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:43
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    43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he did not turn 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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    14After 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.

  • 1 Kgs 15:15-18
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    15He brought into the house of the LORD the things his father had dedicated, and the things he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels.

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

    17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone 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, who 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 fortresses and towers.

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

    33Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to 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
    71%

    19And Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its towns, Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephrain with its towns.

  • 2 Chr 16:4
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    4And Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck down Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4And he took the fortified cities of Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 15:20
    70%

    20So Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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

    3For he took away the altars of the foreign gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves.

  • 2 Chr 16:1-2
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    1In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came against Judah and built Ramah, to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

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

  • 2 Chr 17:3
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    3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek after the Baal idols;

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6And he went out and fought against the Philistines, breaking down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod among the Philistines.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
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    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:11
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    11Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done.

  • 1 Kgs 22:46
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    46And the rest of the sodomites, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

  • 2 Chr 16:9
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    9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.

  • 2 Chr 32:1
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    1After these events and their establishment, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and camped against the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.

  • Judg 1:18
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    18Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, and Askelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.