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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Brenton's Septuagint

2 Chronicles 27:4

In the mountain of Juda, and in the woods, he built both dwelling-places and towers.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Castle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Castles;   Forests;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Towers;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jotham;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Forest;   Jerusalem;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Forest;   Shepherd;   Towers;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Castle;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Forest;   Fortification and Siegecraft;   Horesh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Forest;   Jotham ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jotham;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shepherd;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Forest;   Hill;   Horesh;   Jotham;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Forest;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
Hebrew Names Version
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Yehudah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
King James Version
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
English Standard Version
Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
New Century Version
He also built towns in the hill country of Judah, as well as walled cities and towers in the forests.
New English Translation
He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
Amplified Bible
Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.
World English Bible
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.
Berean Standard Bible
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
Contemporary English Version
He built towns in the mountains of Judah and built fortresses and defense towers in the forests.
Complete Jewish Bible
He built cities in the hills of Y'hudah, and in the wooded areas he built forts and towers.
Darby Translation
And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Easy-to-Read Version
He also built towns in the hill country of Judah. He built fortresses and towers in the forests.
George Lamsa Translation
Moreover he built cities in the land of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Good News Translation
In the mountains of Judah he built cities, and in the forests he built forts and towers.
Lexham English Bible
And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded places.
Literal Translation
and he built cities in the hills of Judah, and in the forests he built palaces and towers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and buylded the cities vpon the mountaynes of Iuda, and in the woddes buylded he castels and towres.
American Standard Version
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Bible in Basic English
In addition, he made towns in the hill-country of Judah, and strong buildings and towers in the woodlands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, he built cities in the mountaines of Iuda, and in the wood countrey he built castels and towres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forest he built castles and towers.
King James Version (1611)
Moreouer hee built cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forrests he built castles and towers.
English Revised Version
Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
also he bildide citees in the hillis of Juda, and he bildide castels and touris in forestis.
Update Bible Version
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
New King James Version
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
New Living Translation
He built towns in the hill country of Judah and constructed fortresses and towers in the wooded areas.
New Life Bible
He built cities in the hill country of Judah, and strong places and towers on the tree-covered hills.
New Revised Standard
Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah, - and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.
Revised Standard Version
Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
Young's Literal Translation
and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.

Contextual Overview

1 Joatham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jerusa, daughter of Sadoc. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Ozias did: but he went not into the temple of the Lord. And still the people corrupted themselves. 3 He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much in the wall of Opel. 4 In the mountain of Juda, and in the woods, he built both dwelling-places and towers. 5 He fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against him: and the children of Ammon gave him even annually a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. These the king of the children of Ammon brought to him annually in the first and second and third years. 6 Joatham grew strong, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. 7 And the rest of the acts of Joatham, and his war, and his deeds, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel. 9 And Joatham slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Achaz his son reigned in his stead.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he built cities: 2 Chronicles 11:5-10, 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 26:9, 2 Chronicles 26:10

the mountains: Joshua 14:12, Joshua 14:13, Luke 1:39

castles and towers: These castles and towers he doubtless built built for the protection of the country people against marauders.

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 15:36 - the rest 2 Chronicles 17:12 - in Judah Jeremiah 34:7 - for Hosea 8:14 - and Judah

Cross-References

Genesis 14:19
And he blessed Abram, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, who made heaven and earth,
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their enemies.
Genesis 27:1
And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I am here.
Genesis 27:7
Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless thee before the Lord before I die.
Genesis 27:15
And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
Genesis 27:20
And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.
Genesis 27:22
And Jacob drew night to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Genesis 27:23
And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
Genesis 27:25
And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of thy venison, son, that my soul may bless thee; and he brought it near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:27
And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah,.... In the mountainous part of it, the hill country of Judea, Luke 1:65,

and in the forests he built castles and towers; for the safety of travellers, and of shepherds and their flocks, see 2 Chronicles 26:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 27:4. Castles and towers. — These he built for the protection of the country people against marauders.


 
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