2 Chronicles 8:1

Context8:1 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and his royal palace,
2 Chronicles 11:5
Context11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; 1 he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:
2 Chronicles 17:12
Context17:12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
2 Chronicles 20:8
Context20:8 They settled down in it and built in it a temple 2 to honor you, 3 saying,
2 Chronicles 20:36
Context20:36 They agreed 4 to make large seagoing merchant ships; 5 they built the ships in Ezion Geber.
2 Chronicles 26:2
Context26:2 Uzziah 6 built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah 7 had passed away. 8
2 Chronicles 27:4
Context27:4 He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
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.”