2 Chronicles 17:13
11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.
12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
14 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
15 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
- KJV
- And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and men of war, strong and valiant, in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- And was unto him much property in the cities of Judah, and the men of war, mighty men of valor, [were] in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Han hadde store forråd i Judas byer og stridsdjerve krigsmenn i Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Han hadde rikelig med forsyninger i byene i Juda, og krigere, tapre menn av styrke, i Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Han hadde store forråd i Judas byer og stridsdjerve krigsmenn i Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 26:10–15
Also 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 also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
Read in context1 Chronicles 27:25–31
And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
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