2 Chronicles 33:14

2 Chronicles 33:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:14

12But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 13And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God! After this Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, from west of the Gihon Spring in the Kidron Valley to the Fish Gate, and continuing around the hill of Ophel. He built the wall very high. And he stationed his military officers in all of the fortified towns of Judah. 15Manasseh also removed the foreign gods and the idol from the Lord’s Temple. He tore down all the altars he had built on the hill where the Temple stood and all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city. 16Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings and thanksgiving offerings on it. He also encouraged the people of Judah to worship the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:14 word by word

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֡ן בָּנָ֣ה חוֹמָ֣ה חִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀ לְעִיר־דָּוִ֡יד מַעְרָבָה֩ לְגִיח֨וֹן בַּנַּ֜חַל וְלָב֨וֹא בְשַׁ֤עַר הַדָּגִים֙ וְסָבַ֣ב לָעֹ֔פֶל וַיַּגְבִּיהֶ֖הָ מְאֹ֑ד וַיָּ֧שֶׂם שָֽׂרֵי־חַ֛יִל בְּכָל־הֶעָרִ֥ים הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת בִּיהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now after thisאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• a wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• withoutחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• on the west sideמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb ma‛ărâbâh · westH4628
• of Gihonגִּיחוֹןgîychôn gichôn · GihonH1521
• in the valleyנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• even to the entering inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• at the fishדָּגdâg dâ'g · Fish (Gate)H1709
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and compassedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• about Ophelעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · OphelH6077
• and raised it upגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• a very great heightמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• captainsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of warחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• in all the fencedבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:14

• 2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields.
• 2 Chronicles 32:30He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did.
• 1 Kings 1:33the king said to them, “Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule.
• Nehemiah 3:3The Fish Gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.
• Nehemiah 12:39then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate, past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate.
• Zephaniah 1:10“On that day,” says the Lord, “a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city. And a great crash will sound from the hills.
• 2 Chronicles 27:3Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord. He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
• Nehemiah 3:26with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.
• 2 Chronicles 11:11Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
• 2 Chronicles 17:19These were the troops stationed in Jerusalem to serve the king, besides those Jehoshaphat stationed in the fortified towns throughout Judah.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He built a wall - This was probably a weak place that he fortified; or a part of the wall which the Assyrians had broken down, which he now rebuilt.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Rather, “he built the outer wall of the city of David on the west of Gihon-in-the-valley.” The wall intended seems to have been that toward the northeast, which ran from the vicinity of the modern Damascus gate across the valley of Gihon, to the “fish-gate” at the northeast corner of the “city of David.” We may gather from this verse that, late in his reign, Manasseh revolted from the Assyrians, and made preparations to resist them if they should attack…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17Manasseh might have been fixing the walls when he was captured. His religious reforms were like Hezekiah's but not finished. Later, Josiah removed the temple altars that Manasseh had built (2 Kings 23:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. he built a wall without the city ... on the west side of Gihon ... even to the entering in at the fish gate--"The well-ascertained position of the fish gate, shows that the valley of Gihon could be no other than that leading northwest of Damascus gate, and gently descending southward, uniting with the Tyropoeon at the northeast corner of Mount Zion, where the latter turns at right angles and runs towards Siloam. The wall thus built by Manasseh on the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 33:14

• Fish Gate
• Gihon
• Hezekiah
• Influence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Manasseh
• Ophel
• Revivals

In the dictionaries

• David
• Judah
• City of David
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Fenced cities
• Fish Gate
• Fish
• Gihon
• Jerusalem

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33

• 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