- he strengthened:
- "And it came to pass,¹ when Rehoboamª had establishedª° the kingdom,ª and had strengthened²¹ himself, he forsookª°¹ the lawª of the LORD,ª and all¹ Israelª with¹ him." {2Ch 12:1} + "Also he took awayª° out of all¹¹ the citiesª of Judahª¹ the high placesª and the images:ª and the kingdomª was quietª° beforeª him. ... Therefore he saidª° unto Judah,ª Let us buildª°¹ these¹ cities,ª and make aboutª° [them] walls,ª and towers,ª gates,ª and bars,ª [while] the landª [is] yet¹ beforeª us; because¹ we have soughtª°¹ the LORDª our God,ª we have soughtª° [him], and he hath given us restª° on every side.ª¹ So they builtª° and prospered.ª°" {2Ch 14:5-7} + "And Jehoshaphatª his sonª reignedª° in his stead,¹ and strengthened²° himself¹ against¹ Israel.ª ... And he placedª° forcesª in all¹ the fencedª° citiesª of Judah,ª and setª° garrisonsª in the landª of Judah,ª and in the citiesª of Ephraim,ª which¹ Asaª his fatherª had taken.ª°" {2Ch 17:1-2} + "And in the seventhª yearª Jehoiadaª strengthened²° himself,¹ and tookª°¹ the captainsª of hundreds,ª Azariahª the sonª of Jeroham,ª and Ishmaelª the sonª of Jehohanan,ª and Azariahª the sonª of Obed,ª and Maaseiahª the sonª of Adaiah,ª and Elishaphatª the sonª of Zichri,ª into covenantª with¹ him." {2Ch 23:1} + "And the Ammonitesª gaveª° giftsª to Uzziah:ª and his nameª spread abroad²°¹ [even] to¹ the entering²° in¹ of Egypt;ª for¹ he strengthenedª° [himself] exceedingly.ª¹" {2Ch 26:8} + "Ye have seenª° also the breachesª of the cityª of David,ª that¹ they are many:ª° and ye gathered togetherª°¹ the watersª of the lowerª pool.ª ... And ye have numberedª° the housesª of Jerusalem,ª and the housesª have ye broken downª° to fortifyª° the wall.ª" {Isa 22:9-10}
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