2 Chronicles 17 · Verse 13

2 Chronicles 17:13

And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 17:13, King James Version

2 Chronicles 17:13 in other translations

BSBand kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
WEBHe had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
ASVAnd he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
YLTand he hath much work in cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty of valour, are in Jerusalem.
DARBYAnd he had much business in the cities of Judah; and men of war, strong and valiant, in Jerusalem.
BBEHe had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.

What does 2 Chronicles 17:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 He had much business in the cities - He kept the people constantly employed; they had wages for their work; and by their labors the empire was both enriched and strengthened.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 17:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמְלָאכָ֥הu.me.la.Khahand propertyH4399
רַבָּ֛הra.BahmuchH7227
הָ֥יָהHa.yahit belongedH1961
ל֖וֹloto <the> him
בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְאַנְשֵׁ֧יve.'an.Sheiand men ofH582
מִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahwarH4421
גִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reimighty [men] ofH1368
חַ֖יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.ru.sha.Lim[were] in JerusalemH3389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 17:13

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10-15

    Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. …

  • 1 Chronicles 27:25-31

    And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
much business.
26:10-15; 1Ch 27:25-31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 17:12

    And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:13

    And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:14

    And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.

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2 Chronicles 17:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tuvo además muchas obras en las ciudades de Judá, y hombres de guerra muy valientes en Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il eut beaucoup de travail dans les villes de Juda, et des hommes de guerre forts et vaillants dans Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er hatte große Vorräte in den Städten Judas, und Kriegsmänner, tapfere Helden, in Jerusalem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et multa opera paravit in urbibus Juda: viri quoque bellatores et robusti erant in Jerusalem,