Tree of Life Version
2 Chronicles 32:5
5Then he took courage and rebuilt the entire wall that had been broken down, raised up the towers, added another outer wall, fortified the Millo in the city of David, and made plenty of weapons and shields.
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 consulted with his officers and warriors about blocking the waters of the springs outside the city, and they supported him. 4Many people assembled and blocked off all the springs and the raging wadi in the land saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” Then he took courage and rebuilt the entire wall that had been broken down, raised up the towers, added another outer wall, fortified the Millo in the city of David, and made plenty of weapons and shields. 6He also appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate, and encouraged them saying, 7“Chazak! Be courageous! Do not be afraid or dismayed by the king of Assyria and the whole horde that is with him—for we have more with us than he has 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Also he strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: persevereH2388
- himself, and built upבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- all the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- that was brokenפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
- upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- to the towersמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
- and anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- Milloמִלּוֹאmillô' millô' · MilloH4407
- the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- dartsשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · missileH7973
- and shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
- in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:5
- 2 Chronicles 12:1Now it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he had become strong, that he and all Israel with him forsook the Torah of Adonai.
- 2 Chronicles 14:5He built up fortified cities in Judah, for the land was untroubled and he was not engaged in warfare during those years because Adonai had given him rest.
- 2 Chronicles 17:1Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place and took firm hold of his position against Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and brought the officers of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.
- 2 Chronicles 26:8The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread abroad even to the border of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.
- Isaiah 22:9Then you will see the breaches in the walls of the city of David—for they will be many—though you collect the water of the lower pool.
- 2 Chronicles 25:23King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah—son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz—in Beth-shemesh. Then Joash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim gate to the Corner Gate, 400 cubits.
- 2 Kings 25:4Then the city was broken into, and all the warriors fled by night by the way of the gate between the double walls near the king’s garden—though the Chaldeans were all around the city—and they went by the way to the Arabah.
- Jeremiah 39:4Now when King Zedekiah of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled. They went out of the city at night, by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, heading out toward the way of the Arabah.
- Judges 9:6Then all the leaders of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled themselves together and went and made Abimelech king at the terebinth of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So David occupied the stronghold and renamed it the City of David. Then David fortified it all round from the Millo inward.
- 1 Kings 9:24As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David to her house built for her, he built the Millo.
- 1 Kings 11:27Now the reason that he raised a hand against the king was this: Solomon built the Millo and closed the breach of the city of his father David.
- 2 Kings 12:20Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Chronicles 26:14Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.
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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