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2 Chronicles 26:8-10
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 26:8-10
New English Translation
8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached[a] the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.
9 Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.[b] 10 He built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the foothills[c] and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel,[d] for he loved agriculture.[e]
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- 2 Chronicles 26:8 tn Heb “and his name went to.”
- 2 Chronicles 26:9 tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoaʿ), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”
2 Chronicles 26:8-10
New International Version
2 Chronicles 26:8-10
New International Version
8 The Ammonites(A) brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate,(B) at the Valley Gate(C) and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
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