2 Chronicles 32:5

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Summary

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

He strengthened

That was broken

2 Chronicles 25:23

Another wall

2 Kings 25:4

Jeremiah 39:4

Millo

2 Kings 12:20

Darts

2 Chronicles 26:14

General references

Isaiah 22:9

Bible References

He strengthened

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the Lord.

He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.

Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm.

Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him.

The Ammonites also gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.

And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you collected the waters of the lower pool.

That was broken

Then Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 cubits.

Another wall

Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls beside the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah.

When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled and went out of the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

Millo

All the men of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar which was in Shechem.

So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the

Millo and inward.

As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her, then he built the Millo.

Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.

His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla.

Darts

Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.

General references

And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you collected the waters of the lower pool.