Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah New Living Translation So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. English Standard Version And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities, Berean Standard Bible Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah King James Bible And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. New King James Version So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. New American Standard Bible So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. NASB 1995 So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah. NASB 1977 So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah. Amplified Bible So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. Christian Standard Bible Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah Holman Christian Standard Bible Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah American Standard Version And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yehoshaphat was going on, and he became rich until he was very rich, and he built castles and cities of storage in Yehuda. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities. Contemporary English Version As Jehoshaphat became more powerful, he built fortresses and cities Douay-Rheims Bible And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities. Good News Translation So Jehoshaphat continued to grow more and more powerful. Throughout Judah he built fortifications and cities, International Standard Version As a result, Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful, and built up fortresses and storage centers throughout Judah. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. Literal Standard Version And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he builds palaces and cities of store in Judah, New American Bible Jehoshaphat grew ever greater. He built strongholds and store cities in Judah. NET Bible Jehoshaphat's power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. New Revised Standard Version Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. New Heart English Bible Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah fortresses and cities of store. World English Bible Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. Young's Literal Translation And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store, Additional Translations ... Context Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah…11Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks. 12 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah 13and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.… Cross References Exodus 1:11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 2 Chronicles 17:11 Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks. 2 Chronicles 17:13 and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor. Treasury of Scripture And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. A. 2 Chronicles 18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 1 Chronicles 29:25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. in Judah 2 Chronicles 8:2-6 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there… 2 Chronicles 11:5-12 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah… 2 Chronicles 14:6,7 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest… castles.
(12) And Jehoshaphat waxed great.--Literally, And Jehoshaphat was going on and waxing great, i.e., became greater and greater. (Comp. 1Chronicles 11:9.) Exceedingly.--'Ad l?ma'lah. This phrase occurs again in 2Chronicles 16:12; 2Chronicles 26:8, and nowhere else in the Old Testament. (See on 1Chronicles 14:2.) And he built.--Like his predecessors--Solomon, Rehoboam, Asa--he displayed his wealth and power in great public works. The records of the Assyrian and Babylonian sovereigns are largely taken up with similar accounts of temple and palace building. Castles.--Biraniyoth, a derivative from birah (1Chronicles 29:1; 1Chronicles 29:19; comp. Syriac here, birotho). It only recurs at 2Chronicles 27:4. It is an Aramaic term. (Comp. biranyatha, which in the Targums means "palaces.") . . . Verse 12. - Castles. This rendering, better than "palaces" (margin), wound bear improving to the rather stronger word "fortresses," Hebrew, בִּירָנִיּות, found only here and in 2 Chronicles 27:4, plur. of בִּירָנִית connected with the Chaldee and later Hebrew, בִּירָה, of Ezra 6:2; Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2; Daniel 8:2, Cities of store (see note under 2 Chronicles 8:4; see also 1 Kings 9:19; Exodus 1:11).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט (yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3092: Jehoshaphat -- 'the LORD has judged', the name of a number of Israelites grew stronger הֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and stronger, לְמָ֑עְלָה (lə·mā·‘ə·lāh) Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top and he built וַיִּ֧בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build fortresses בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת (bî·rā·nî·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1003: A fortress, fortified place and store מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃ (mis·kə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4543: Supply, storage cities וְעָרֵ֥י (wə·‘ā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement in Judah בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Jump to Previous Built Castles Cities Exceeding Exceedingly Fortresses Forts Great Greater Grew Jehoshaphat Jehosh'aphat Judah Powerful Steadily Store Store-Cities Store-Towns Strong Towers WaxedJump to Next Built Castles Cities Exceeding Exceedingly Fortresses Forts Great Greater Grew Jehoshaphat Jehosh'aphat Judah Powerful Steadily Store Store-Cities Store-Towns Strong Towers WaxedLinks 2 Chronicles 17:12 NIV2 Chronicles 17:12 NLT 2 Chronicles 17:12 ESV 2 Chronicles 17:12 NASB 2 Chronicles 17:12 KJV 2 Chronicles 17:12 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 17:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 17:12 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 17:12 French Bible 2 Chronicles 17:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 17:12 Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
   
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