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2 Chronicles 17:12

Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah Yehoshafat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Yehudah castles and cities of store. And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities, Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful. He built strong, walled cities and towns for storing supplies in Judah. Jehoshaphat's power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store. So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah. Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah As Jehoshaphat became more powerful, he built fortresses and cities So Y'hoshafat grew increasingly powerful. In Y'hudah he built fortresses and storage cities. And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities. Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and storage towns in the country of Judah. And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly rich; and he built in Judah castles and store cities. So Jehoshaphat continued to grow more and more powerful. Throughout Judah he built fortifications and cities, And Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. And Jehoshaphat went on to be greater, exceedingly. And he built fortresses and store cities in Judah. Thus increased Iosaphat, & grewe euer greater. And he buylded castels and corne cities in Iuda. And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah. And so Iehosaphat prospered, and grew vp an hie: And he built in Iuda castels and cities of store. And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. And Iehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly, and he built in Iudah castles, and cities of store. And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities. And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. Therfor Josaphat encreesside, and was magnified `til in to an hiy; and he bildide in Juda housis at the licnesse of touris, and stronge citees; And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. And he built strong places and store-cities in Judah. Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, - and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store; And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities. And Jehosh'aphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store-cities, And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store, And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he builds palaces and cities of store in Judah, So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Castle;   Cities;   Jehoshaphat;   Thompson Chain Reference - Castles;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Jerusalem;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - City;   Jehoshaphat;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Castle;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Number;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat ;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   City;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshafat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Yehudah castles and cities of store.
King James Version
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
English Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities,
New Century Version
Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful. He built strong, walled cities and towns for storing supplies in Judah.
New English Translation
Jehoshaphat's power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
Amplified Bible
So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. 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.
World English Bible
Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
Contemporary English Version
As Jehoshaphat became more powerful, he built fortresses and cities
Complete Jewish Bible
So Y'hoshafat grew increasingly powerful. In Y'hudah he built fortresses and storage cities.
Darby Translation
And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and storage towns in the country of Judah.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly rich; and he built in Judah castles and store cities.
Good News Translation
So Jehoshaphat continued to grow more and more powerful. Throughout Judah he built fortifications and cities,
Lexham English Bible
And Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat went on to be greater, exceedingly. And he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus increased Iosaphat, & grewe euer greater. And he buylded castels and corne cities in Iuda.
American Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
Bible in Basic English
Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Iehosaphat prospered, and grew vp an hie: And he built in Iuda castels and cities of store.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
King James Version (1611)
And Iehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly, and he built in Iudah castles, and cities of store.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.
English Revised Version
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Josaphat encreesside, and was magnified `til in to an hiy; and he bildide in Juda housis at the licnesse of touris, and stronge citees;
Update Bible Version
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great; 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 Living Translation
So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
New Life Bible
So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. And he built strong places and store-cities in Judah.
New Revised Standard
Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, - and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.
Revised Standard Version
And Jehosh'aphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store-cities,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

Contextual Overview

10The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat. 10 The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Yehudah, so that they made no war against Yehoshafat. 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 10 The nations near Judah were afraid of the Lord , so they did not start a war against Jehoshaphat. 10 The Lord put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat. 10Now the dread of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. 10 Now the dread of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. 10 The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 10 And the feare of the Lorde fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, & they fought not against Iehoshaphat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3092-3115, bc 912-889

waxed great: 2 Chronicles 18:1, 1 Chronicles 29:25

in Judah: 2 Chronicles 8:2-6, 2 Chronicles 11:5-12, 2 Chronicles 14:6, 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 26:6-9, 2 Chronicles 27:4, 2 Chronicles 32:5, 2 Chronicles 32:27-29

castles: or, palaces

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:7 - let his hands 1 Samuel 11:8 - the children 1 Chronicles 27:1 - served 2 Chronicles 8:6 - the store cities 2 Chronicles 16:4 - the store cities 2 Chronicles 17:19 - put in

Cross-References

Genesis 17:22
When he finished talking with him, God went up from Avraham.
Genesis 17:22
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:22
When he finished speaking with him, God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:22
After God finished talking with Abraham, God rose and left him.
Genesis 17:22
When he finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
Genesis 17:22
And God finished speaking with him and went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:22
When He finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:22
And he left off talking with him, and God went vp from Abraham.
Genesis 17:22
So He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:22
God finished speaking to Abraham and then left.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly,.... In wealth and riches, power and authority, in his forces and fortifications:

and he built in Judah castles, and cities of stores; castles for the defence of his kingdom, and store cities to lay up corn, and wine, and all provisions, in case of an invasion, or against a time of war.


 
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