2 Chronicles 17:19
These were the men who served the king, in addition to those he assigned to the fortified towns throughout Judah.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
In Context
18then Jehozabad, and 180,000 with him ready for battle;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:12He stored shields and spears in all the towns and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin under his rule.
2 Chronicles 17:2He assigned troops to every fortified city of Judah and placed garrisons throughout Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
2 Chronicles 33:14After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the Fish Gate, and around the hill of Ophel, and made it much higher. He also assigned army commanders to all the fortified towns of Judah.
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 →