2 Chronicles 17:2

2 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

2 Chronicles 17:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:2

And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah
A considerable number of soldiers, to defend them should they be attacked:

and set garrisons in the land of Judah:
on the frontiers and borders of it, to protect it:

and in the cities of Ephraim;
soldiers to keep garrison there:

which Asa his father had taken;
see ( 2 Chronicles 15:8 ) .

2 Chronicles 17:2 In-Context

1 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
2 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
4 but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
5 So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
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