2 Chronicles 17:2

God's Word

He put troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and placed military posts in Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:5

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities in Judah.

2 Chronicles 13:19

Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some of his cities: Bethel and its villages, Jeshanah and its villages, and Ephron and its villages.

2 Chronicles 15:8

When Asa heard the prophet Oded’s words of prophecy, he was encouraged and put away the detestable idols from all of Judah, Benjamin, and the cities he had captured in the mountains of Ephraim. He also repaired the Lord’s altar in front of the Lord’s entrance hall.

2 Chronicles 17:19

These were the men who served the king in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:3

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, who lived in the old way like his ancestor David. Jehoshaphat didn’t dedicate his life to serving other gods—the Baals.