4He built towns in the Judean hills and forts and towers in the wooded areas.


In Context

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the Lord . The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

4 He built towns in the Judean hills and forts and towers in the wooded areas.

5 Jotham made war on the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.

6 Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.

2nd Chronicles 27:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.