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2 Chronicles 14

2 Chron. 14:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he built
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
fenced
mtsuwrah (Hebrew #4694)
feminine of 4692; a hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of siege), or (subjectively) a rampart (of protection), (abstractly) fortification
KJV usage: fenced (city, fort, munition, strong hold.
Pronounce: mets-oo-raw'
Origin: or mtsurah {mets-oo-raw'}
cities
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
in Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
: for the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
had rest
shaqat (Hebrew #8252)
to repose (usually figurative)
KJV usage: appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
Pronounce: shaw-kat'
Origin: a primitive root
, and he had no war
milchamah (Hebrew #4421)
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
Pronounce: mil-khaw-maw'
Origin: from 3898 (in the sense of fighting)
in those years
shaneh (Hebrew #8141)
from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time)
KJV usage: + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).
Pronounce: shaw-neh'
Origin: (in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}
; becausen the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
had given him rest
nuwach (Hebrew #5117)
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)
KJV usage: cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare 3241.
Pronounce: noo'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
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Josh. 23:1• 1And it came to pass a long time after that Jehovah had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua had become old, advanced in age, (Josh. 23:1)

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Fenced Cities,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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And he built.
2 Chron. 8:2‑6• 2that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
 3And Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah, and overcame it.
 4And he built Tadmor, in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.
 5And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
 6and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for chariots, and the cities for the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and on Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. (2 Chron. 8:2‑6)
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2 Chron. 11:5‑12• 5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
 6And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
 7and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
 8and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
 9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
 10and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
 11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;
 12and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his. (2 Chron. 11:5‑12)
for the land.
Judg. 3:11,30• 11And the land had rest forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
 30And Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years. (Judg. 3:11,30)
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Judg. 5:31• 31So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years. (Judg. 5:31)
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1 Kings 5:4• 4But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event. (1 Kings 5:4)
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1 Chron. 22:9• 9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and in his days I will give peace and quietness unto Israel. (1 Chron. 22:9)
the Lord.
2 Chron. 15:15• 15And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they took the oath with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them. And Jehovah gave them rest round about. (2 Chron. 15:15)
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Josh. 23:1• 1And it came to pass a long time after that Jehovah had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua had become old, advanced in age, (Josh. 23:1)
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Job 34:29• 29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike; (Job 34:29)
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Psa. 46:9• 9He hath made wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariots in the fire. (Psa. 46:9)
• He did not act like David who thought of resting while his own were in the field; on the contrary, he availed himself of this quiet which God granted him to defend himself against the enemy from without. (“Asa -Rest and Strength: 2 Chronicles 14-16” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because Jehovah had given him rest.