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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Century Version

2 Chronicles 27:4

He also built towns in the hill country of Judah, as well as walled cities 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 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

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 2 Jotham did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Uzziah had done. But Jotham did not enter the Temple of the Lord to burn incense as his father had. But the people continued doing wrong. 3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Temple of the Lord , and he added greatly to the wall at Ophel. 4 He also built towns in the hill country of Judah, as well as walled cities and towers in the forests. 5 Jotham also fought the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. So each year for three years they gave Jotham about seventy-five hundred pounds of silver, about sixty-two thousand bushels of wheat, and about sixty-two thousand bushels of barley. 6 Jotham became powerful, because he always obeyed the Lord his God. 7 The other things Jotham did while he was king and all his wars are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 Jotham died and was buried in Jerusalem, the city of David. Then Jotham's son Ahaz became king in his place.

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 blessed Abram, saying, "Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High, the God who made heaven and earth.
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah and said, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of people, and may your descendants capture the cities of their enemies."
Genesis 27:1
When Isaac was old, his eyesight was poor, so he could not see clearly. One day he called his older son Esau to him and said, "Son." Esau answered, "Here I am."
Genesis 27:7
‘Kill an animal and prepare some tasty food for me to eat. Then I will bless you in the presence of the Lord before I die.'
Genesis 27:15
She took the best clothes of her older son Esau that were in the house and put them on the younger son Jacob.
Genesis 27:20
But Isaac asked his son, "How did you find and kill the animal so quickly?" Jacob answered, "Because the Lord your God helped me to find it."
Genesis 27:22
So Jacob came near to Isaac his father. Isaac touched him and said, "Your voice sounds like Jacob's voice, but your hands are hairy like the hands of Esau."
Genesis 27:23
Isaac did not know it was Jacob, because his hands were hairy like Esau's hands, so Isaac blessed him.
Genesis 27:25
Then Isaac said, "Bring me the food, and I will eat it and bless you." So Jacob gave him the food, and he ate. Jacob gave him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:27
So Jacob went to his father and kissed him. When Isaac smelled Esau's clothes, he blessed him and said, "The smell of my son is like the smell of the field that 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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