2 Chronicles 27:4

4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.

2 Chronicles 27:4 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
English Standard Version (ESV)
4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
New Living Translation (NLT)
4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and constructed fortresses and towers in the wooded areas.
The Message Bible (MSG)
4 and built cities in the high country of Judah and forts and towers down in the forests.
American Standard Version (ASV)
4 Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
4 He built cities in the hills of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded areas.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
4 He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
4 He built towns in the hills of Judah. He also built forts and towers in areas that had a lot of trees in them.

2 Chronicles 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 27:4

Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah
In the mountainous part of it, the hill country of Judea, ( Luke 1:65 ) ,

and in the forests he built castles and towers;
for the safety of travellers, and of shepherds and their flocks, see ( 2 Chronicles 26:10 ) .

2 Chronicles 27:4 In-Context

2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the LORD. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.
3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
5 Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.
6 Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the LORD his God.
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