2 Chronicles 32:5
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5 Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces[a] in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields.
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- 32:5 Hebrew the millo. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
2 Chronicles 25:23
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23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet[a] of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
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- 25:23 Hebrew 400 cubits [180 meters].
1 Kings 9:24
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24 Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. Then he constructed the supporting terraces.
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Isaiah 22:9-10
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9 You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.[a]
You store up water in the lower pool.
10 You survey the houses and tear some down
for stone to strengthen the walls.
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- 22:9 Hebrew the city of David.
2 Kings 25:4
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4 Then a section of the city wall was broken down. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians,[a] the soldiers waited for nightfall and escaped[b] through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they headed toward the Jordan Valley.[c]
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2 Samuel 5:9
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9 So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces[a] and working inward.
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- 5:9 Hebrew the millo. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Jeremiah 39:4
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4 When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city, they fled. They waited for nightfall and then slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley.[a]
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- 39:4 Hebrew the Arabah.
2 Chronicles 26:14-15
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14 Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones. 15 And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones[a] from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.
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- 26:15 Or to shoot arrows and hurl large stones.
2 Chronicles 26:8
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8 The Meunites[a] paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful.
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2 Chronicles 23:1
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Revolt against Athaliah
23 In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest decided to act. He summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.
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2 Chronicles 17:1-2
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Jehoshaphat Rules in Judah
17 Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel. 2 He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the land of Judah and to the towns of Ephraim that his father, Asa, had captured.
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2 Chronicles 14:5-7
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5 Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace. 6 During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the Lord was giving him rest from his enemies.
7 Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion.
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2 Chronicles 12:1
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Egypt Invades Judah
12 But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin.
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2 Kings 12:20
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20 Joash’s officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.
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1 Kings 11:27
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27 This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces[a] and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David.
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- 11:27 Hebrew the millo. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Judges 9:6
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6 Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar[a] at Shechem and made Abimelech their king.
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- 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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