2 Chronicles 14:7

7 Therefore he said unto Judah, "Let us build these cities and make walls about them, 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 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 14:7

Therefore he said unto Judah
To the nobles and principal men of the kingdom:

let us build these cities;
which he, no doubt, particularly mentioned by name, and pointed at; that is, repair and fortify them, and put them into a better condition of defence:

and make about them walls and towers, gates and bars;
which are always made to fortified places, to protect the inhabitants, and keep out an enemy:

while the land is yet before us;
in our power, no enemy in it, nor any to hinder or molest:

because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he
hath given us rest on every side;
had set up his pure worship, reformed abuses in it, and removed idolatry from it, and closely attended to the service of the sanctuary, which was well pleasing to God; the happy effect of which they experienced, rest from all their enemies round about them:

so that they built, and prospered;
they began, and went on, and finished, there being nothing to hinder them.

2 Chronicles 14:7 In-Context

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 fortified 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 walls about them, 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 who bore bucklers and spears out of Judah, three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand. All these were mighty men of valor.

9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with a host of a thousand thousand and three hundred chariots, and came unto Mareshah.