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New King James Version

2 Chronicles 27:4

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses 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.
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 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 reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah 2 Kings 15:33">[fn] the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of the LORD). But still the people acted corruptly. 3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel. 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers. 5 He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. And the people of Ammon gave him in that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon paid this to him in the second and third years also. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 So Jotham rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Ahaz his son reigned 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 he blessed him and said: "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: "Our sister, may you become The mother of thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess The gates of those who hate them."
Genesis 27:1
Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he answered him, "Here I am."
Genesis 27:7
"Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.'
Genesis 27:15
Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
Genesis 27:20
But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" And he said, "Because the LORD your God brought it to me."
Genesis 27:22
So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, 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 did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.
Genesis 27:25
He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's game, so that my soul may bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:27
And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: "Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a 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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