2 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 17:2

17:2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons ²  throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

2 Chronicles 32:1

Sennacherib Invades Judah

32:1 After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them. ³ 

2 Chronicles 33:14

33:14 After this Manasseh ⁴  built up the outer wall of the City of David ⁵  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.

[19:5]  ¹ tn Heb “in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.”

[17:2]  ² tn Or perhaps, “governors.”

[32:1]  ³ tn Heb “and he said to break into them for himself.”

[33:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:14]  ⁵ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.