2 Chronicles 8:2-6

8:2 Solomon rebuilt the cities that Huram ¹  had given him and settled Israelites there. 8:3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. 8:4 He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath. 8:5 He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates, ²  8:6 and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, ³  and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. ⁴  He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, ⁵  Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 11:5-12

Rehoboam’s Reign

11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; ⁷  he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah: 11:6 Bethlehem, ⁸  Etam, Tekoa, 11:7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, 11:8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 11:10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11:11 He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine. 11:12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. ⁹  Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

2 Chronicles 14:6-7

14:6 He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace. 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 26:6-9

26:6 Uzziah attacked ¹⁵  the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory. ¹⁶  26:7 God helped him in his campaigns ¹⁷  against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites. 26:8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached ¹⁸  the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

26:9 Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle. ¹⁹ 

2 Chronicles 27:4

27:4 He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

2 Chronicles 32:5

32:5 Hezekiah ²⁰  energetically rebuilt ²¹  every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, ²²  and fortified the terrace of the City of David. ²³  He made many weapons and shields.

2 Chronicles 32:27-29

32:27 Hezekiah was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made storehouses for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, and all his other valuable possessions. ²⁴  32:28 He made storerooms for the harvest of grain, wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all his various kinds of livestock and his flocks. ²⁵  32:29 He built royal cities ²⁶  and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.

[8:2]  ¹ tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 18). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

[8:5]  ² tn Heb “and he built…[as] cities of fortification, [with] walls, doors, and a bar.”

[8:6]  ³ tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name is unexpected in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.

[8:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”

[8:6]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”

[11:5]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:6]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[11:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “he strengthened them greatly, very much.”

[14:7]  ¹⁰ 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.

[14:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and we will surround [them] with wall[s] and towers, doors, and bars.”

[14:7]  ¹² tn Heb “sought.”

[14:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he has given us rest all around.”

[14:7]  ¹⁴ tn The words “the cities” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[26:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “went out and fought.”

[26:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.”

[26:7]  ¹⁷ tn The words “in his campaigns” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons

[26:8]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and his name went to.”

[26:9]  ¹⁹ tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoa’), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.

[32:5]  ²⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”

[32:5]  ²² tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”

[32:5]  ²³ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[32:27]  ²⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “and shields and all the desirable items.” The present translation assumes an emendation of מָגִנִּים (maginnim, “shields”) to מִגְדָּנִים (migdanim, “precious items”). See v. 23.

[32:28]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and stalls for all beasts and beasts, and flocks for the stalls.” The repetition of בְהֵמָה (bÿhemah, “beast”) here indicates various kinds of livestock.

[32:29]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and cities he made for himself.”