New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 27:4
4Moreover, he built 1cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.
2 Chronicles 27:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
- New International Version (NIV)He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
Context of 2 Chronicles 27:4
2He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people continued acting corruptly. 3He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and he built the wall of Ophel extensively. Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills. 5He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that during that year the Ammonites gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second year and in the third. 6So Jotham became powerful because he directed his ways before the Lord his God.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 272 Chronicles 27:4 word by word
וְעָרִ֥ים בָּנָ֖ה בְּהַר־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣ים בָּנָ֔ה בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹת וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 27:4
- 2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 14:7For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress, and he fortified them.
- Joshua 14:12Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out just as the Lord has spoken.”
- Luke 1:39Now at this time Mary set out and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Castles and towers - These he built for the protection of the country people against marauders.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Jotham continued the restoration work started by his father, Uzziah. He built fortresses and towers in the forests. These served as lookouts and highway defenses within the kingdom and on the frontier.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers--that is, in the elevated and wooded spots where fortified cities could not be placed, he erected castles and towers. 2Ch 27:5-9. He Subdues the Ammonites.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 27:4 2 Chr 11:5 ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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