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2 Chronicles 17:12 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 17 · verse 12
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.2 Chronicles 17:12 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 17:12 in context
10And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.
12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
14And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehoshaphatYᵉhôwshâphâṭJehoshaphat, the name of six IsraelitesH3092 →
- exceedinglymaʻalproperly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from…H4605 →
- castlesbîyrânîytha fortressH1003 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- waxedhâlakto walkH1980 →
- greatgâdêllargeH1432 →
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We have here a further account of Jehoshaphat's great prosperity and the flourishing state of his kingdom. I. He had good interest in the neighbouring princes and nations.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19