2 Chronicles 27:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Josh 14:12-13 : 12 Now therefore give me this mountain, of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fortified; if so the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said. 13 And Joshua blessed him and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron as an inheritance.
  • 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah. 6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, and Tekoa, 7 Bethzur, Shoco, and Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, and Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
  • 2 Chr 14:7 : 7 Therefore 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 26:9-9 : 9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle of the wall, and fortified them. 10 He 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.
  • Luke 1:39 : 39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

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  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    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 27:3
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    3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built extensively.

  • 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 8:4-6
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    4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

    5Also he built upper Bethhoron and lower Bethhoron, fortified 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, in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 26:9-10
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    9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle of the wall, and fortified them.

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chr 14:5-7
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    5He also removed the high places and the images from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

    6And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

    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 11:5-6
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    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

    6He built Bethlehem, Etam, and Tekoa,

  • 2 Chr 32:5
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    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.

  • 2 Chr 33:4-5
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    4He also built altars in the house of the LORD, where the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.'

    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chr 27:5
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    5He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand measures of barley. The Ammonites paid this to him in the second year as well as the third.

  • 2 Kgs 21:4-5
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    4And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem I will put my name.'

    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

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    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as abundant as sycamores in the low country.

  • 1 Chr 11:7-8
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    7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.

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

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    4And he took the fortified cities of Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 5:9
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    9So David dwelt in the fort and called it the City of David, and David built all around from Millo inward.

  • 2 Chr 19:5
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    5And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
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    27And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar made he as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

  • 1 Kgs 9:19
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    19And all the storage cities that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 21:11
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    11Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit idolatry and influenced Judah to sin.

  • 2 Chr 34:6
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    6And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
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    36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

  • 2 Chr 28:4
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    4He also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

  • 2 Chr 8:2
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    2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

  • 2 Chr 26:15
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    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.

  • 1 Kgs 6:10
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    10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high, and they were supported by cedar timbers.

  • 1 Kgs 7:2
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    2He also built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, and its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • Deut 3:5
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    5All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many unwalled towns.

  • 1 Kgs 9:17
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    17And Solomon built Gezer, and Lower Beth Horon,

  • 2 Chr 17:6
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    6And his heart was uplifted in the ways of the LORD; moreover, he took away the high places and groves from Judah.

  • 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.

  • 2 Kgs 15:35
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    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 Chr 1:15
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    15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plentiful as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that are in the valley for abundance.

  • 1 Kgs 14:23
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    23For they also built for themselves high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

  • 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.