2 Chroniques 14:7

Darby's French Translation

Et il dit à Juda: Bâtissons ces villes, et entourons-les de murailles et de tours, de portes et de barres, pendant que le pays est devant nous; car nous avons recherché l'Éternel, notre Dieu: nous l'avons recherché, et il nous a donné du repos tout à l'entour. Et ils bâtirent et prospérèrent.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et il dit � Juda: B�tissons ces villes, et environnons-les de murailles, de tours, de portes et de barres; le pays est encore devant nous, parce que nous avons recherch� l'�ternel notre Dieu; nous l'avons recherch�, et il nous a donn� du repos de tous c�t�s. Ainsi ils b�tirent et prosp�r�rent.

Louis Segond (1910)
Il dit � Juda: B�tissons ces villes, et entourons-les de murs, de tours, de portes et de barres; le pays est encore devant nous, car nous avons recherch� l'Eternel, notre Dieu, nous l'avons recherch�, et il nous a donn� du repos de tous c�t�s. Ils b�tirent donc, et r�ussirent.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Car il dit � Juda : B�tissons ces villes, et entourons-les de murailles, de tours, de portes, et de barres, pendant que nous sommes ma�tres du pays; parce que nous avons invoqu� l'Eternel notre Dieu; nous l'avons invoqu�, et il nous a donn� du repos tout alentour; c'est pourquoi ils b�tirent, et prosp�r�rent.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Therefore: 2 Chronicles 32:5, Acts 9:31

while the land: John 9:4, John 12:35, John 12:36, Hebrews 3:13-15

we have sought: 2 Chronicles 14:4, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 105:3, Psalms 105:4, Jeremiah 29:12-14, 1 Peter 3:12

and he hath given: 2 Chronicles 14:6, Joshua 23:1, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 11:29

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:9 - ceased 2 Chronicles 11:5 - built 2 Chronicles 17:12 - in Judah 2 Chronicles 20:30 - his God 2 Chronicles 27:4 - he built cities 2 Chronicles 31:21 - prospered

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore he said unto Judah,.... To the nobles and principal men of the kingdom:

let us build these cities; which he, no doubt, particularly mentioned by name, and pointed at; that is, repair and fortify them, and put them into a better condition of defence:

and make about them walls and towers, gates and bars; which are always made to fortified places, to protect the inhabitants, and keep out an enemy:

while the land is yet before us; in our power, no enemy in it, nor any to hinder or molest:

because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side; had set up his pure worship, reformed abuses in it, and removed idolatry from it, and closely attended to the service of the sanctuary, which was well pleasing to God; the happy effect of which they experienced, rest from all their enemies round about them:

so that they built, and prospered; they began, and went on, and finished, there being nothing to hinder them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The land is yet before us - i. e., “unoccupied by an enemy” - “the land is open to us to go where we please.” Compare Genesis 13:9. The fortification of the strongholds would be an act of rebellion against Egypt, and it might be expected that the Egyptians would endeavor to put a stop to it.