2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 29

2 Chronicles 32:29

Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
2 Chronicles 32:29, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:29 in other translations

BSBHe made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
WEBMoreover he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him abundant possessions.
ASVMoreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.
YLTand cities he hath made for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God hath given to him very much substance.
DARBYAnd he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God gave him very much substance.
BBEAnd he made towns for himself, and got together much property in flocks and herds: for God had given him great wealth.
WebsterMoreover, he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance in great abundance.

What does 2 Chronicles 32:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:27-29

27-29. he had exceeding much riches and honour--(compare 2Ki 20:13; Is 39:2). A great portion of his personal wealth, like that of David and Uzziah, consisted in immense possessions of agricultural and pastoral produce. Besides, he had accumulated large treasures in gold, silver, and precious things, which he had taken as spoils from the Philistines, and which he had received as presents from neighboring states…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:24-33

God left Hezekiah to himself, that, by this trial and his weakness in it, what was in his heart might be known; that he was not so perfect in grace as he thought he was. It is good for us to know ourselves, and our own weakness and sinfulness, that we may not be conceited, or self-confident, but may always live in dependence upon Divine grace. We know not the corruption of our own hearts, nor what we shall do if God…

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2 Chronicles 32:29 in the original Hebrew

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וְעָרִים֙ve.'a.Rimand citiesH5892
עָ֣שָׂה'A.sahhe madeH6213
ל֔וֹlofor himself
וּמִקְנֵה\־u.mik.neh-and livestock ofH4735
צֹ֥אןtzonflockH6629
וּבָקָ֖רu.va.Karand herdH1241
לָרֹ֑בla.Roto abundanceH7230
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
נָֽתַן\־na.tan-he had givenH5414
לוֹ֙loto him
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
רְכ֖וּשׁre.KhushpropertyH7399
רַ֥בravmuchH7227
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdveryH3966

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:29

  • 1 Chronicles 29:12

    Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

  • Job 1:9

    Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

  • Job 42:12

    So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 2:7

    The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

  • Job 1:3

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • 1 Timothy 6:17-18

    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

  • Deuteronomy 8:18

    But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:9

    And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.

  • Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • Genesis 13:2-6

    And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai; Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. …

  • 1 Chronicles 27:29-31

    And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David’s.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
possessions.
26:10; Ge 13:2-6; 1Ch 27:29-31; Job 1:3,9; 42:12
God.
25:9; De 8:18; 1Sa 2:7; 1Ch 29:12; Pr 10:22; 1Ti 6:17,18

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 32:28

    Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:29

    Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:30

    This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

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2 Chronicles 32:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hízose también ciudades, y hatos de ovejas y de vacas en gran copia; porque Dios le había dado mucha hacienda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il se bâtit des villes, et il eut des troupeaux de menu et de gros bétail en abondance; car Dieu lui donna de fort grands biens.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er legte sich Städte an, und Herden von Kleinvieh und Rinder in Menge; denn Gott gab ihm eine sehr große Habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et urbes ædificavit sibi: habebat quippe greges ovium et armentorum innumerabiles, eo quod dedisset ei Dominus substantiam multam nimis.