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- 2 Chronicles
- Chapter 17
- Verse 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…
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