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2 Chronicles 26:9 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. "
2 Chronicles 26:9
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7 God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
8 The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he grew exceedingly strong.
9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
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2 Chronicles 26:1
"All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah."
2 Chronicles 26:2
"He built Eloth and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers."
2 Chronicles 26:3
"Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 26:4
"He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done."
2 Chronicles 26:5
"He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper."
2 Chronicles 26:6
"He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines."
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