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2 Chronicles 27

2 Chron. 27:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Moreover he built
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
cities
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
in the mountains
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
of Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
, and in the forests
choresh (Hebrew #2793)
a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)
KJV usage: bough, forest, shroud, wood.
Pronounce: kho'-resh
Origin: from 2790
he built
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
castles
biyraniyth (Hebrew #1003)
a fortress
KJV usage: castle.
Pronounce: bee-raw-neeth'
Origin: from 1002
and towers
migdal (Hebrew #4026)
from 1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
KJV usage: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
Pronounce: mig-dawl'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine migdalah {mig-daw- law'}
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Forest,
Judah,
Mountain Mount,
Tower

Cross References

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he built cities.
2 Chron. 11:5‑10• 5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
 6And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
 7and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
 8and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
 9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
 10and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities. (2 Chron. 11:5‑10)
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2 Chron. 14:7• 7And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered. (2 Chron. 14:7)
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2 Chron. 26:9‑10• 9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
 10Also 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 and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. (2 Chron. 26:9‑10)
the mountains.
Josh. 14:12‑13• 12And now give me this mountain, of which Jehovah spoke 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 Jehovah will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as Jehovah said.
 13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. (Josh. 14:12‑13)
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Luke 1:39• 39And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, (Luke 1:39)
castles and towers.These castles and towers he doubtless built built for the protection of the country people against marauders.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)