2 Chronicles 17:2
He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had captured.
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1Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king in his place. Jehoshaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities in Judah for defense.
2 Chronicles 13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam; he took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.
2 Chronicles 17:19These were those who served the king, besides those whom the king put 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 →