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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 32:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ch 32:5 |
Strong Concordance |
Also he strengthened [02388] himself, and built up [01129] all the wall [02346] that was broken [06555], and raised it up [05927] to the towers [04026], and another [0312] wall [02346] without [02351], and repaired [02388] Millo [04407] in the city [05892] of David [01732], and made [06213] darts [07973] and shields [04043] in abundance [07230]. |
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King James |
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| he strengthened himself--He made a careful inspection of the city defenses for the purpose of repairing breaches in the wall here, renewing the masonry there, raising projecting machines to the towers, and especially fortifying the lower portion of Zion, that is, Millo, "(in) the original city of David." "In" is a supplement of our translators, and the text reads better without it, for it was not the whole city that was repaired, but only the lower portion of Zion, or the original "city of David." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The breaches in the wall of Jerusalem were not entirely due to the old hostility of Joash (marginal reference); but may have been caused either by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz 2 Chr. 28, or by the simple process of natural decay. Hezekiah pulled down houses for the purpose of his repairs Isa 22:10.
On Millo, see the marginal references notes. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Also he
Compare (Isa 22:1-13).
The divine view at this time: |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Raised it up to the towers - He built the wall up to the height of the towers, or, having built the wall, he raised towers on it. |
10 And ye have numbered [05608] the houses [01004] of Jerusalem [03389], and the houses [01004] have ye broken down [05422] to fortify [01219] the wall [02346].
1 The burden [04853] of the valley [01516] of vision [02384]. What aileth thee now [0645], that thou art wholly gone up [05927] to the housetops [01406]?
2 Thou that art full [04392] of stirs [08663], a tumultuous [01993] city [05892], a joyous [05947] city [07151]: thy slain [02491] men are not slain [02491] with the sword [02719], nor dead [04191] in battle [04421].
3 All thy rulers [07101] are fled [05074] together [03162], they are bound [0631] by the archers [07198]: all that are found [04672] in thee are bound [0631] together [03162], which have fled [01272] from far [07350].
4 Therefore said [0559] I, Look away [08159] from me; I will weep [01065] bitterly [04843], labour [0213] not to comfort [05162] me, because of the spoiling [07701] of the daughter [01323] of my people [05971].
5 For it is a day [03117] of trouble [04103], and of treading down [04001], and of perplexity [03998] by the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] of hosts [06635] in the valley [01516] of vision [02384], breaking [06979] down the walls [07023], and of crying [07771] to the mountains [02022].
6 And Elam [05867] bare [05375] the quiver [0827] with chariots [07393] of men [0120] and horsemen [06571], and Kir [07024] uncovered [06168] the shield [04043].
7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest [04005] valleys [06010] shall be full [04390] of chariots [07393], and the horsemen [06571] shall set [07896] themselves in array [07896] at the gate [08179].
8 And he discovered [01540] the covering [04539] of Judah [03063], and thou didst look [05027] in that day [03117] to the armour [05402] of the house [01004] of the forest [03293].
9 Ye have seen [07200] also the breaches [01233] of the city [05892] of David [01732], that they are many [07231]: and ye gathered together [06908] the waters [04325] of the lower [08481] pool [01295].
10 And ye have numbered [05608] the houses [01004] of Jerusalem [03389], and the houses [01004] have ye broken down [05422] to fortify [01219] the wall [02346].
11 Ye made [06213] also a ditch [04724] between the two walls [02346] for the water [04325] of the old [03465] pool [01295]: but ye have not looked [05027] unto the maker [06213] thereof, neither had respect [07200] unto him that fashioned [03335] it long ago [07350].
12 And in that day [03117] did the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] of hosts [06635] call [07121] to weeping [01065], and to mourning [04553], and to baldness [07144], and to girding [02296] with sackcloth [08242]:
13 And behold joy [08342] and gladness [08057], slaying [02026] oxen [01241], and killing [07819] sheep [06629], eating [0398] flesh [01320], and drinking [08354] wine [03196]: let us eat [0398] and drink [08354]; for to morrow [04279] we shall die [04191].