2 Chronicles 8:1

Building Projects and Commercial Efforts

8:1 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and his royal palace,

2 Chronicles 11:5

Rehoboam’s Reign

11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; ¹  he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

2 Chronicles 17:12

17:12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:8

20:8 They settled down in it and built in it a temple ²  to honor you, ³  saying,

2 Chronicles 20:36

20:36 They agreed ⁴  to make large seagoing merchant ships; ⁵  they built the ships in Ezion Geber.

2 Chronicles 26:2

26:2 Uzziah ⁶  built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah ⁷  had passed away. ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 27:4

27:4 He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

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¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

² tn Or “sanctuary.”

³ tn Heb “for your name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor you”).

⁴ tn Heb “he made an alliance with him.”

⁵ tn Heb “make ships to go to Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish; a “Tarshish-ship” was essentially a large seagoing merchant ship.

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn “slept with his fathers.”