2 Chronicles 17:12
Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified, even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers, and walled cities.
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In The King James Version
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
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1 Chronicles 29:25Then the Lord magnified Solomon over all of Israel. And he gave to him a glorious reign, of a kind such as no one has had before him, as king of Israel.
2 Chronicles 8:4And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built very fortified cities in Hamath.
2 Chronicles 11:5Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
2 Chronicles 11:12Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
2 Chronicles 18:1Therefore, Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous, and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.
2 Chronicles 26:10Then he also constructed towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, because he had much cattle, both in the plains and in the starkness of the wilderness. Also, he had vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains and at Carmel. Certainly, he was a man devoted to agriculture.
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 →