2 Chronicles 17:2

And he appointed numbers of soldiers in all the cities of Judah that had been fortified with walls. And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

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In The King James Version

And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

In Context

1Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place. And he grew strong against Israel.

3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father, David. And he did not trust in the Baals,

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:5Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.

2 Chronicles 13:19Then Abijah pursued the fleeing Jeroboam. And he seized cities from him: Bethel and her daughters, and Jeshanah with her daughters, and also Ephron and her daughters.

2 Chronicles 17:19All these were at the hand of the king, aside from the others, whom he had positioned in the walled cities, in all of Judah.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 17:2-10

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa. ( b. c. 914.) 1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; 4 But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of… Read the whole commentary →

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