2 Chronicles 8:6

8:6 and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, ¹  and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. ²  He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, ³  Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 8:4

8:4 He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

2 Chronicles 11:10

11:10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 12:4

12:4 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched against Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 14:5

14:5 He removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had rest under his rule. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 17:9

17:9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

2 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 20:4

20:4 The people of Judah ⁷  assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; ⁸  they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 16:4

16:4 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ¹⁰  They conquered ¹¹  Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, ¹²  and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

2 Chronicles 8:5

8:5 He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates, ¹³ 

2 Chronicles 11:23

11:23 He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. ¹⁴  He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them. ¹⁵ 

2 Chronicles 14:6

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.

2 Chronicles 17:2

17:2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons ¹⁶  throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

2 Chronicles 23:2

23:2 They traveled throughout Judah and assembled the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the Israelite family leaders.

They came to Jerusalem, ¹⁷ 

2 Chronicles 21:3

21:3 Their father gave them many presents, including silver, gold, and other precious items, along with fortified cities in Judah. But he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

[8:6]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”

[8:6]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:6]  ⁴ 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.”

[14:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “before him.”

[19:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.”

[20:4]  ¹³ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah.

[20:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to seek from the Lord.” The verb here (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[20:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to seek the Lord.” The verb here (ָָבּקַשׁ, baqash) is different from the one translated “seek” in v. 3 (דָּרַשׁ, darash).

[16:4]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

[16:4]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “They struck down.”

[16:4]  ¹⁹ sn In the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 15:20, this city’s name appears as Abel Beth Maacah. These appear to be variant names for the same place.

[8:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “and he built…[as] cities of fortification, [with] walls, doors, and a bar.”

[11:23]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and he was discerning and broke up from all his sons to all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities.”

[11:23]  ²⁶ tn “and he asked for a multitude of wives.”

[17:2]  ²⁹ tn Or perhaps, “governors.”

[23:2]  ³³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.