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2 Chronicles 17:12

2 Chronicles 17:12
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly,.... In wealth and riches, power and authority, in his forces and…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 17:10-19

We have here a further account of Jehoshaphat's great prosperity and the flourishing state of his kingdom.

I. He had…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

castles Heb. bîrâniyyôth; cp. 2Ch 27:4 (same word); and 2Ch 26:10 ("towers"). Such small castles or towers lie scattered…