Síðari kroníkubók 14:7

Heilögum Biblíunni

7 Og hann sagði við Júdamenn: "Látum oss reisa borgir þessar og girða um þær með múrum og turnum, hurðum og slagbröndum, því að enn þá er landið oss opið, af því að vér höfum leitað Drottins, Guðs vors. Vér höfum leitað hans, og hann hefir veitt oss frið allt um kring." Byggðu þeir síðan og gekk það vel.

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.