2 Chronicles 27 · Verse 4

2 Chronicles 27:4

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
2 Chronicles 27:4, King James Version

2 Chronicles 27:4 in other translations

BSBHe also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
WEBMoreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
ASVMoreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
YLTand cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.
DARBYAnd he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
BBEIn addition, he made towns in the hill-country of Judah, and strong buildings and towers in the woodlands.
WebsterMoreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

What does 2 Chronicles 27:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers--that is, in the elevated and wooded spots where fortified cities could not be placed, he erected castles and towers. 2Ch 27:5-9. He Subdues the Ammonites.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Castles and towers - These he built for the protection of the country people against marauders.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 27:4 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.

וְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.Rimand citiesH5892
בָּנָ֖הba.Nahhe builtH1129
בְּהַר\־be.har-in [the] hill country ofH2022
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣יםu.ve.cho.ra.Shimand in the wooded areasH2793
בָּנָ֔הba.Nahhe builtH1129
בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹתbi.ra.ni.YotfortressesH1003
וּמִגְדָּלִֽים\׃u.mig.da.Limand towersH4026

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 27:4

  • 2 Chronicles 11:5-10

    And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, …

  • Luke 1:39

    And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

  • Joshua 14:12-13

    Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said. And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:7

    Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:9-10

    Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he built cities.
11:5-10; 14:7; 26:9,10
the mountains.
Jos 14:12,13; Lu 1:39
castles and towers.These castles and towers he doubtless built built for the protection of the country people against marauders.

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

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 27:3

    He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

  • 2 Chronicles 27:4

    Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

  • 2 Chronicles 27:5

    He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.

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2 Chronicles 27:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Además edificó ciudades en las montañas de Judá, y labró palacios y torres en los bosques.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il bâtit des villes dans la montagne de Juda, et il bâtit dans les forêts des châteaux et des tours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er baute Städte im Gebirge Juda; und in den Wäldern baute er Burgen und Türme.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Urbes quoque ædificavit in montibus Juda, et in saltibus castella et turres.