American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 32:5
5And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
2 Chronicles 32:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
Context of 2 Chronicles 32:5
3he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him. 4So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance. 6And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, 7Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a greater with us than with him:
Read all of 2 Chronicles 322 Chronicles 32:5 word by word
וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה וַיַּ֣עַל עַל־הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֣ה אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּ֥עַשׂ שֶׁ֛לַח לָרֹ֖ב וּמָגִנִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
- tookחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- brokenפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
- towersמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
- otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- Milloמִלּוֹאmillô' millô' · MilloH4407
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- weaponsשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · missileH7973
- shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
- abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:5
- 2 Chronicles 12:1And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
- 2 Chronicles 14:5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
- 2 Chronicles 17:1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
- 2 Chronicles 26:8And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.
- Isaiah 22:9And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
- 2 Chronicles 25:23And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- 2 Kings 25:4Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
- Jeremiah 39:4And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
- Judges 9:6And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- 2 Samuel 5:9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
- 1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
- 1 Kings 11:27And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
- 2 Kings 12:20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.
- 2 Chronicles 26:14And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Raised it up to the towers - He built the wall up to the height of the towers, or, having built the wall, he raised towers on it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The breaches in the wall of Jerusalem were not entirely due to the old hostility of Joash (marginal reference); but may have been caused either by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz Isaiah 22:10. On Millo, see the marginal references notes.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Sennacherib's attack was not a surprise; Hezekiah provoked it by breaking a treaty (2 Kings 18:7, 20). Water was crucial for both attackers and defenders during sieges. Hezekiah ensured Sennacherib's army could not access the city's water supply. In a famous ancient engineering feat, Hezekiah's tunnel connected the fresh waters of the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, providing water within the city walls. This tunnel is almost 530 meters long (about…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-82-8. when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib ... was purposed to fight against Jerusalem--An account of the means taken to fortify Jerusalem against the threatened siege is given only in this passage. The polluting or filling up of wells, and the altering of the course of rivers, is an old practice that still obtains in the wars of the East. Hezekiah's plan was to cover the fountain heads, so that they might not be discovered by the enemy, and to carry the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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