2 Chronicles 26:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle of the wall, and fortified them.

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  • Neh 3:13 : 13 The valley gate was repaired by Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits on the wall to the dung gate.
  • 2 Kgs 14:13 : 13 And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.
  • 2 Chr 25:23 : 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
  • Neh 2:13 : 13 And I went out by night through the valley gate, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.
  • Neh 2:15 : 15 Then I went up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
  • Neh 3:19-20 : 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another section, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
  • Neh 3:24 : 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another section, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, even to the corner.
  • Neh 3:32 : 32 And between the ascent of the corner to the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
  • Jer 31:38 : 38 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the corner gate.
  • Zech 14:10 : 10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

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  • 2 Chr 26:13-15
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    78%

    13Under their command was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.

    14Uzziah prepared for the entire army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

    15He made engines in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. His fame spread far, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

  • 2 Chr 26:10-11
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    77%

    10He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowland and in the plains. He had farmers and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.

    11Moreover, Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by divisions, according to the number listed by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built extensively.

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

  • 2 Chr 26:6-8
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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.

    7And God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal, and against the Meunites.

    8The Ammonites brought gifts to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    75%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 32:5-6
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    74%

    5He also strengthened himself, and rebuilt all the wall that was broken, and raised it to the towers, and built another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

    6And he appointed captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the open space at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

  • Ezek 26:9
    71%

    9And he shall set up engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.

  • Isa 2:15
    70%

    15And upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall,

  • 2 Chr 14:7
    70%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 8:5
    70%

    5Also he built upper Bethhoron and lower Bethhoron, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

  • Neh 3:24-27
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    24After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another section, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, even to the corner.

    25Palal the son of Uzai, opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower which protrudes from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

    26Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that protrudes.

    27After them the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great tower that protrudes, even to the wall of Ophel.

  • Isa 26:1
    70%

    1In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.

  • Isa 22:10
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    10And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
    69%

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

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
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    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.

  • Neh 12:37-39
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    69%

    37And at the Fountain Gate, which was opposite them, they went up by the stairs of the City of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the Water Gate eastward.

    38The other company of those who gave thanks went opposite them, and I after them, and half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the Tower of the Furnaces even to the Broad Wall;

    39And from above the Gate of Ephraim, and above the Old Gate, and above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of Meah, even to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Prison Gate.

  • 2 Kgs 15:35
    68%

    35However, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 5:9
    68%

    9So David dwelt in the fort and called it the City of David, and David built all around from Millo inward.

  • 1 Chr 11:8
    68%

    8And he built the city all around, from Millo around, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

  • Neh 3:1
    68%

    1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors; even to the tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananeel.

  • Neh 3:19
    68%

    19And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.

  • Neh 3:8
    68%

    8Next to him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next to him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem to the broad wall.

  • Jer 31:38
    67%

    38Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the corner gate.

  • Ezek 4:2
    67%

    2And lay siege against it, build a fort against it, and throw up a ramp against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it all around.

  • Jer 1:18
    67%

    18For behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

  • 2 Chr 25:23
    67%

    23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

  • Ps 48:12
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    12Walk about Zion, and go all around her; count her towers.

  • 2 Chr 26:2
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    2He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king passed away.

  • 2 Kgs 14:13
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    13And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.

  • Ezek 40:14
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    14He made the gateposts sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
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    15This is the reason for the levy which king Solomon raised; 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 Kgs 17:9
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    9The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortified city.

  • 1 Kgs 6:5
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    5And against the wall of the house he built chambers all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made chambers all around.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
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    2And 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.

  • Zeph 1:16
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    16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities, and against the high towers.