KJV King James Version
These waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
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2 Chronicles 17:19
These waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
WEB World English Bible
These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
ASV American Standard Version
These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These are those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the cities of fortress, in all Judah.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 17
16 And next him [was] Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
18 And next him [was] Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
19 These waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
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אֵ֖לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםH8334 · sha.ratto ministerאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמֶּ֑לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingמִלְּבַ֞דH905 · badalone: poleאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָתַ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveהַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבְּעָרֵ֥יH5892 · irexcitementהַמִּבְצָ֖רH4013 · miv.tsarfortificationבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallיְהוּדָֽה׃ פH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 17:2And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.2 Chronicles 11:12And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.2 Chronicles 11:23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.2 Chronicles 17:12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
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