2 Chronicles 14:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.”
2 Chronicles 14:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 14:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 14:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.”
2 Chronicles 14:7 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 14:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.”
2 Chronicles 14:7 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 14:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith to Judah, `Let us build these cities, and compass <FI>them<Fi> with wall, and towers, two-leaved doors, and bars, while the land <FI>is<Fi> before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He giveth rest to us round about;' and they build and prosper.”
2 Chronicles 14:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 14:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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 Chronicles 14:7 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 14:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore he saide to Iudah, Let vs builde these cities and make walles about, and towers, gates, and barres, whiles the lande is before vs: because we haue sought the Lord our God, we haue sought him, and he hath giuen vs rest on euery side: so they built and prospered.”
2 Chronicles 14:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 14:7 in Context — 2 Chronicles 14
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
What Does 2 Chronicles 14:7 Mean?
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