2 Chronicles 26:6

26:6 Uzziah attacked ¹  the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory. ² 

2 Chronicles 27:3

27:3 He built the Upper Gate to the Lord’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel. ³ 

2 Chronicles 32:5

32:5 Hezekiah ⁴  energetically rebuilt ⁵  every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, ⁶  and fortified the terrace of the City of David. ⁷  He made many weapons and shields.

2 Chronicles 8:5

8:5 He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates, ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 32:18

32:18 They called out loudly in the Judahite dialect to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, trying to scare and terrify them so they could seize the city.

2 Chronicles 36:19

36:19 They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. ⁹  They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.

2 Chronicles 14:7

14:7 He said to the people of Judah: ¹⁰  “Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. ¹¹  The land remains ours because we have followed ¹²  the Lord our God and he has made us secure on all sides.” ¹³  So they built the cities ¹⁴  and prospered.

2 Chronicles 25:23

25:23 King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, in Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. He broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate – a distance of about six hundred feet. ¹⁵ 

2 Chronicles 33:14

33:14 After this Manasseh ¹⁶  built up the outer wall of the City of David ¹⁷  on the west side of the Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and all around the terrace; he made it much higher. He placed army officers in all the fortified cities in Judah.

¹ tn Heb “went out and fought.”

² tn Heb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.”

³ tn Heb “wall of Ophel.” See HALOT 861 s.v. II עֹפֶל.

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”

⁷ tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”

⁸ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

⁷ tn Heb “and he built…[as] cities of fortification, [with] walls, doors, and a bar.”

⁹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹¹ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

¹² tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”

¹³ tn Heb “sought.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”

¹⁵ tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

¹³ tn Heb “400 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the distance would have been about 600 feet (180 m).

¹⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.