KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Chronicles 32:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
WEB World English Bible
He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
ASV American Standard Version
And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he strengtheneth himself, and buildeth the whole of the wall that is broken, and causeth it to ascend unto the towers, and at the outside of the wall another, and strengtheneth Millo, in the city of David, and maketh darts in abundance, and shields.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 32
2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city: and they did help him.
4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
5 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.
6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:
8 With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenוַיִּבֶן֩H1129 · ba.nahto buildאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַחוֹמָ֨הH2346 · cho.mahwallהַפְּרוּצָ֜הH6555 · pa.ratsto break throughוַיַּ֣עַלH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעַל־H5921 · aluponהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתH4026 · mig.dal(Hananel) Towerוְלַח֙וּצָה֙H2351 · chutsoutsideהַחוֹמָ֣הH2346 · cho.mahwallאַחֶ֔רֶתH312 · a.cheranotherוַיְחַזֵּ֥קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּלּ֖וֹאH4407 · mil.loMilloעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִ֑ידH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doשֶׁ֛לַחH7973 · she.lachmissileלָרֹ֖בH7230 · rovabundanceוּמָגִנִּֽים׃H4043 · ma.genshield
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 25:23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.Isaiah 22:9-10Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.2 Kings 25:4And the city was broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which [is] by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the city round about:) and [the king] went the way toward the plain.2 Samuel 5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.Jeremiah 39:4And it came to pass, [that] when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.2 Chronicles 14:5-7Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.2 Chronicles 12:1And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.2 Chronicles 17:1-2And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.2 Chronicles 26:14-15And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings [to cast] stones.Judges 9:6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.1 Kings 11:27And this [was] the cause that he lifted up [his] hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, [and] repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.2 Chronicles 26:8And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad [even] to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened [himself] exceedingly.2 Kings 12:20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.2 Chronicles 23:1And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
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