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Literal Standard Version

2 Chronicles 27:4

and he has built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and he has built palaces and towers in the forests.

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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In the mountain of Juda, and in the woods, he built both dwelling-places 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

1Jotham [is] a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jerushah daughter of Zadok. 2And he does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father Uzziah did; only, he has not come into the temple of YHWH; and again the people are doing corruptly. 3He has built the Upper Gate of the house of YHWH, and in the wall of Ophel he has built abundantly; 4and he has built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and he has built palaces and towers in the forests.5And he has fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevails over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley; the sons of Ammon have returned this to him both in the second year and in the third. 6And Jotham strengthens himself, for he has prepared his ways before his God YHWH. 7And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, behold, they are written on the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8He was a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; 9and Jotham lies with his fathers, and they bury him in the City of David, and his son Ahaz reigns 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 blesses him and says, "Blessed [is] Abram to God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth;
Genesis 24:60
and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, "You [are] our sister; become thousands of myriads, and your seed possesses the gate of those hating it."
Genesis 27:1
And it comes to pass that Isaac [is] aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calls [for] his older son Esau and says to him, "My son"; and he says to him, "Here I [am]."
Genesis 27:7
Bring game for me, and make tasteful things for me, and I eat, and bless you before YHWH before my death.
Genesis 27:15
and Rebekah takes the desirable garments of Esau her older son, which [are] with her in the house, and puts them on Jacob her younger son;
Genesis 27:20
And Isaac says to his son, "What [is] this you have hurried to find, my son?" And he says, "That which your God YHWH has caused to come before me."
Genesis 27:22
And Jacob comes near to his father Isaac, and he feels him, and says, "The voice [is] the voice of Jacob, and the hands hands of Esau."
Genesis 27:23
And he has not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of his brother Esau, and he blesses him,
Genesis 27:25
And he says, "Bring [it] near to me, and I eat of my son's game, so that my soul blesses you"; and he brings [it] near to him, and he eats; and he brings wine to him, and he drinks.
Genesis 27:27
and he comes near, and kisses him, and he smells the fragrance of his garments, and blesses him, and says, "See, the fragrance of my son [is] as the fragrance of a field which YHWH 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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