2 Chronicles 14:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He builtוַיִּ֛בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
fortifiedמְצוּרָ֖ה
(me·tzu·rah)
4694: siegeworks, rampartfrom tsur
citiesעָרֵ֥י
(a·rei)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
in Judah,בִּיהוּדָ֑ה
(bi·hu·dah;)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
sinceכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the landהָאָ֗רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
was undisturbed,שָׁקְטָ֣ה
(sha·ke·tah)
8252: to be quiet or undisturbeda prim. root
and there was no oneוְאֵין־
(ve·'ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
at warמִלְחָמָה֙
(mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
with him during thoseהָאֵ֔לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh,)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
years,בַּשָּׁנִ֣ים
(ba·sha·nim)
8141: a yearfrom shana
becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had given him rest.הֵנִ֥יחַ
(he·ni·ach)
5117: to resta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
fenced
mtsuwrah  (mets-oo-raw')
a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification -- fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.
cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
in Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
for the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
had rest
shaqat  (shaw-kat')
to repose (usually figurative) -- appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
and he had no war
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
in those years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
because the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
had given him rest
nuwach  (noo'-akh)
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. No one made war with him in those days because the LORD gave him rest.

International Standard Version
Asa built fortified cities throughout Judah while the land lay undisturbed, because the LORD had given him peace so that no one went to war against him during those years.

NET Bible
He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the LORD gave him peace.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He built fortified cities in Judah because the land had peace. There was no war during those years because the LORD gave him a time of peace.

King James 2000 Bible
And he built fortified cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
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