2 Chronicles 17:2

Easy To Read Version

He put groups of soldiers in all the towns of Judah that were made into fortresses. {\cf2\super [204]} Jehoshaphat built fortresses in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa captured.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:5

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He built strong cities in Judah to defend against attacks.

2 Chronicles 13:19

Abijah’s army chased Jeroboam’s army. Abijah’s army captured the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron from Jeroboam. They captured those towns and the small villages near those towns.

2 Chronicles 15:8

Asa felt encouraged when he heard these words and the message from Obed the prophet. Then he removed the hated idols from the whole area of Judah and Benjamin. Asa also removed those hated idols from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the Lord’s altar {\cf2\super [185]} that was in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [186]}

2 Chronicles 17:19

All those soldiers served King Jehoshaphat. The king also had other men in the fortresses {\cf2\super [211]} in all the country of Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:3

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because in Jehoshaphat’s young life he did the good things his ancestor {\cf2\super [205]} David did. Jehoshaphat did not follow the Baal idols.