2 Chronicles 27:4

27:3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. Ophel: or, the tower

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

KJV

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. ¶

27:5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. So: Heb. This

What does 2 Chronicles 27:4 mean?

2 Chronicles 27:4 is a verse in the book of 2 Chronicles, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּנָה (bânâh), עִיר (ʻîyr), הַר (har). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Moreover

builtבָּנָהbânâh/baw-naw'/H1129to build (literally and figuratively)

citiesעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

the

mountainsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Judah,יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâh/yeh-hoo-daw'/H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

and

the

forestsחֹרֶשׁchôresh/kho'-resh/H2793a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)

builtבָּנָהbânâh/baw-naw'/H1129to build (literally and figuratively)

castlesבִּירָנִיתbîyrânîyth/bee-raw-neeth'/H1003a fortress

and

towers.מִגְדָּלmigdâl/mig-dawl'/H4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 27:4

HENRY_FULL · 2 Chronicles 27:4

="2Chr.20" We have here, I. The great danger and distress that Jehoshaphat and his kingdom were in from a foreign invasion, ver. 1, 2 . II. The pious course he took for their safety, by fasting, and praying, and seeking God, ver. 3-13 . III. The assurance which God, by a prophet, immediately gave them of victory, ver. 14-17 . IV. Their thankful believing reception of those assurances, ver. 18-21 . V. The defeat which God gave to their enemies thereupon, ver. 22-25 . VI. A solemn thanksgiving which they kept for their victory, and for a happy consequences of it, ver. 26-30 . VII. The conclusion of the reign of Jehoshaphat, not without some blemishes, ver. 31-37 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 14:3

All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

Genesis 14:7

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Numbers 34:12

And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.

Joshua 3:16

That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Joshua 15:62

And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

Song of Solomon 1:14

My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. camphire: or, cypress

Topics

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Chronicles 27:4.

Isaiah 17:9

In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

Jeremiah 31:38

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

Psalms 48:1

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. for: or, of

Psalms 48:11

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Psalms 69:35

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

Psalms 72:16

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Psalms 78:68

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

Frequently asked questions

What does 2 Chronicles 27:4 say?

2 Chronicles 27:4 (King James Version) reads: "Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers."

Is 2 Chronicles 27:4 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Chronicles 27:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Chronicles.

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