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Jotham Reigns in Judah

2 Chronicles 27:4

In 11 translations

BSB
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
KJV
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
WEB
Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
ASV
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
LSV
and he has built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and he has built palaces and towers in the forests.
YLT
and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.
DBY
And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
DRC
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.
GNV
Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.
JPS
Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forest he built castles and towers.
LXXE
In the mountain of Juda, and in the woods, he built both dwelling-places and towers.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְעָרִ֥ים בָּנָ֖ה בְּהַר־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣ים בָּנָ֔ה בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹת וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃
LXX-Br
ἐν ὄρει Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐν τοῖς δρυμοῖς καὶ οἰκήσεις καὶ πύργους.

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  • 2 Chronicles 14:7So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has…
  • 2 Chronicles 11:5–10Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah. He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
  • Luke 1:39In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
  • 2 Chronicles 26:9–10Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them. Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and…
  • Joshua 14:12–13Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them…

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