2 Chronicles 17:12
Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.
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And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
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1 Chronicles 29:25And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.
2 Chronicles 8:4And he put up the buildings of Tadmor in the waste land, and of all the store-towns in Hamath;
2 Chronicles 11:5Now Rehoboam kept in Jerusalem, building walled towns in Judah.
2 Chronicles 11:12And in every town he put stores of body-covers and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
2 Chronicles 18:1Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honour, and his son was married to Ahab's daughter.
2 Chronicles 26:10And he put up towers in the waste land and made places for storing water, for he had much cattle, in the low hills and in the table land; and he had farmers and vine-keepers in the mountains and in the fertile land, for he was a lover of farming.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 17:11-19
Jehoshaphat's Prosperity. ( b. c. 911.) 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. 12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the… Read the whole commentary →