2 Chronicles 17:19
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
Majority Standard Bible
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
18and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:12He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
2 Chronicles 17:2He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities 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 entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities 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 →