2 Chronicles 17:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Jehoshaphatיְהֹושָׁפָ֛ט
(ye·ho·v·sha·fat)
3092: "the LORD has judged," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and shaphat
grewהֹלֵ֥ךְ
(ho·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
greaterלְמָ֑עְלָה
(le·ma·'e·lah;)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
and greater,וְגָדֵ֖ל
(ve·ga·del)
1432: becoming great, growing upfrom gadal
and he builtוַיִּ֧בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
fortressesבִּירָנִיֹּ֖ות
(bi·ra·ni·yo·vt)
1003a: a fortress, fortified placefrom birah
and storeמִסְכְּנֹֽות׃
(mis·ke·no·vt.)
4543: supply, storagefrom sakan
citiesוְעָרֵ֥י
(ve·'a·rei)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
in Judah.בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה
(bi·hu·dah)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah


















KJV Lexicon
And Jehoshaphat
Yhowshaphat  (yeh-ho-shaw-fawt')
Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem -- Jehoshaphat.
waxed
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
great
gadel  (gaw-dale')
large -- great, grew.
exceedingly
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
and he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
in Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
castles
biyraniyth  (bee-raw-neeth')
a fortress -- castle.
and cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
of store
micknah  (mis-ken-aw')
a magazine -- store(-house), treasure.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

King James Bible
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah

International Standard Version
As a result, Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful, and built up fortresses and storage centers throughout Judah.

NET Bible
Jehoshaphat's power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and cities where supplies were stored in Judah.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah fortresses, and storage cities.
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