2 Chronicles 17:12

World English Bible (2000)

Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

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  • 1 Chr 29:25 : 25 Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 8:2-6 : 2 that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it. 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath. 5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6 and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
  • 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah. 6 He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 Beth Zur, and Soco, and Adullam, 8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities. 11 He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine. 12 In every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
  • 2 Chr 14:6-7 : 6 He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest. 7 For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.
  • 2 Chr 18:1 : 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.
  • 2 Chr 26:6-9 : 6 He went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim. 8 The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he grew exceeding strong. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them.
  • 2 Chr 27:4 : 4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
  • 2 Chr 32:27-29 : 27 Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all kinds of goodly vessels; 28 storehouses also for the increase of grain and new wine and oil; and stalls for all kinds of animals, and flocks in folds. 29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.

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  • 2 Chr 17:13
    83%

    13 He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

    4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

  • 2 Chr 17:1-6
    6 verses
    79%

    1 Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

    2 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.

    3 Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,

    4 but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

    5 Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

    6 His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

    7 For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

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

    11 He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.

    12 In every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

  • 2 Chr 19:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    3 Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."

    4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

    5 He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

  • 2 Chr 18:1
    72%

    1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    72%

    14 Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he encircled Ophel [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 9:19
    72%

    19 and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 17:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

    11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    71%

    5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    71%

    6 He went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

  • 2 Chr 8:4-6
    3 verses
    70%

    4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.

    5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

    6 and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
    70%

    4 He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 22:44-45
    2 verses
    70%

    44 Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

    45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 2 Chr 26:9
    69%

    9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them.

  • Eccl 9:14
    69%

    14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

  • 2 Chr 32:27-29
    3 verses
    69%

    27 Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all kinds of goodly vessels;

    28 storehouses also for the increase of grain and new wine and oil; and stalls for all kinds of animals, and flocks in folds.

    29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.

  • 2 Chr 20:1
    69%

    1 It happened after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

  • 2 Chr 19:1
    69%

    1 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 20:5
    69%

    5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    69%

    7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

  • 2 Chr 27:6
    68%

    6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.

  • 2 Chr 17:19
    68%

    19 These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
    68%

    5 He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    68%

    15 This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Yahweh, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 20:25
    67%

    25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
    67%

    18 Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and of the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

  • Deut 3:5
    67%

    5 All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many.

  • Deut 6:10
    67%

    10 It shall be, when Yahweh your God shall bring you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities, which you didn't build,

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    67%

    15 The king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

  • 2 Kgs 14:22
    67%

    22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.