2CH 17:12 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἦν Ἰωσαφὰτ πορευόμενος μείζων ἕως εἰς ὕψος, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ οἰκήσεις καὶ πόλεις ὀχυράς.
(Kai aʸn Yōsafat poreuomenos meizōn heōs eis hupsos, kai ōkodomaʸsen en taʸ Youdaia oikaʸseis kai poleis oⱪuras. )

BrTr And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.

ULT And it happened Jehoshaphat was walking and becoming increasingly great. And he built in Judah palaces and cities of stores.

UST Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.

BSB § Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

WEBBE Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

LSV And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he builds palaces and cities of store in Judah,

FBV Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storehouse towns in Judah.

T4T Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.

LEB And Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater,[fn] and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

17:12 Literally “was going and becoming great to the height”

BBE Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

JPS And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

ASV And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

DRA And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.

YLT And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,

Drby And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.

RV And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

Wbstr And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

KJB-1769 ¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.[fn]
(¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Yudah castles, and cities of store. )

17.12 castles: or, palaces

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And Iehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly, and he built in Iudah castles, and cities of store.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

17:12 Or, palaces

Bshps And so Iehosaphat prospered, and grew vp an hie: And he built in Iuda castels and cities of store.
(And so Yehosaphat prospered, and grew up an hie: And he built in Yudah castles and cities of store.)

Gnva So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.
(So Yehoshaphat prospered and grewe up on hie: and he built in Yudah palaces and cities of store. )

Cvdl Thus increased Iosaphat, & grewe euer greater. And he buylded castels and corne cities in Iuda.
(Thus increased Yosaphat, and grewe ever greater. And he builded/built castles and corn cities in Yudah.)

Wycl Therfor Josaphat encreesside, and was magnified `til in to an hiy; and he bildide in Juda housis at the licnesse of touris, and stronge citees;
(Therefore Yosaphat encreesside, and was magnified `til in to an hiy; and he builded/built in Yudah houses at the licnesse of touris, and strong cities;)

Luth Also nahm Josaphat zu und ward immer größer; und er bauete in Juda Schlösser und Kornstädte.
(So took Yosaphat to and what/which always größer; and he bauete in Yuda Schlösser and Kornstädte.)

ClVg Crevit ergo Josaphat, et magnificatus est usque in sublime: atque ædificavit in Juda domos ad instar turrium, urbesque muratas.
(Crevit therefore Yosaphat, and magnificatus it_is until in sublime: atque ædificavit in Yuda domos to instar turrium, urbesque muratas. )

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

17:12-19 Jehoshaphat’s international status, building enterprises, and army characterized his great rule. Archaeological excavations have revealed a line of highway forts in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea dating to his time.
• The number of troops in his army—totaling more than a million in Jerusalem—seems unreasonably high. Because the leaders were based on tribal divisions (17:14), it is possible that the term translated as “thousand” (’elep) should instead be translated as “squad” or “platoon,” a much smaller military unit. The totals might also include reserve divisions that served on rotation (see 1 Chr 27:1-15). The number of troops credited to Jehoshaphat is approximately triple those of Abijah (2 Chr 13:3), Asa (14:8), Amaziah (25:5), and Uzziah (26:11-15). It is comparable to the number of warriors at the time of David’s census (1 Chr 21:5), when soldiers from the northern tribes were counted. A large army was an indication of God’s blessing.

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