Rehoboam Fortifies the Cities

So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

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that the cities which [a]Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. (A)He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in (B)Hamath. He built Upper Beth Horon and (C)Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon (D)desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 8:2 Heb. Huram, 2 Chr. 2:3

(A)He removed the [a]protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor (B)of the House of the Forest;
(C)You also saw the [b]damage to the city of David,
That it was great;
And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
And the houses you broke down
To fortify the wall.
11 (D)You also made a reservoir between the two walls
For the water of the old (E)pool.
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:8 Lit. covering
  2. Isaiah 22:9 Lit. breaches in the city walls

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

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Now he went out and (A)made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines.

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12 So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

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Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.

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And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest; he had no war in those years, because the Lord had given him (A)rest. Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, 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.

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23 He dealt wisely, and [a]dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every (A)fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 11:23 distributed

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