2 Chronicles 17:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 17:2 : 2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.
  • 2 Chr 17:12 : 12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
  • 2 Chr 11:12 : 12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
  • 2 Chr 11:23 : 23 He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.

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    12Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

    13He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.

    14These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

    15Jehochanan the commander led 280,000.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:7-9
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    7The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the LORD’s temple and protect the king.

    8You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.”

    9The officers of the units of hundreds did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath, and reported to Jehoiada the priest.

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    18he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
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    2He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

  • 2 Chr 19:5
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    5He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 35:15
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    12In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

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    19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates– 172.

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    16From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people of Judah

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    22At that time I instructed the people,“Let every man and his coworker spend the night in Jerusalem and let them be guards for us by night and workers by day.”

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    12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple.

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    3These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem.(While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,

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    23They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there and worked for the king.

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