Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities for defense in Judah.
2 Chronicles 14:5 - Tree of Life Version He built up fortified cities in Judah, for the land was untroubled and he was not engaged in warfare during those years because Adonai had given him rest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also Asa took out of all the cities of Judah the idolatrous high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under his reign. American Standard Version (1901) Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. Common English Bible He also removed the shrines and incense altars from all the cities of Judah so that the kingdom was at peace under him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the altars, and temples; and reigned in peace. |
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities for defense in Judah.
He also removed the high places and the incense stands out of all the cities of Judah. So the kingdom remained untroubled under him.
They tore down the altars of the Baal in his presence and chopped down the sun-images that were above them. Also the Asherah poles and the carved and molten images he smashed into pieces, ground into dust, and scattered upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
he broke down the altars, the Asherah poles, crushed the carved images into powder, and chopped down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Your altars will become desolate. Your sun pillars will be broken. I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
Now it came about after many days, when Adonai had given rest to Israel from all their enemies around them, and Joshua was old and advanced in years,