2 Chronicles 17:2
And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Assa his father had captured.
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In Context
1And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:5And Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities as fortresses in Judah.
2 Chronicles 13:19And Abiyah made pursuit after Jerobo'am, and captured cities from him, Bethel with its villages, and Jeshanah with its villages, and 'Ephrayin with its villages.
2 Chronicles 17:19These were those that ministered to the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all 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 →