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2 Chronicles 32:5

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32:5Hezekiah6 energetically rebuilt7 every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall,8 and fortified the terrace of the City of David.9 He made many weapons and shields.

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Footnotes

  1. 6 Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 7 Heb “strengthened himself and built.”
  3. 8 Heb “and outside the wall another one.”
  4. 9 The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then he strengthened himself and built up all the walls that were broken down, and raised towers upon them and another wall outside. And he strengthened the Millo of the city of David and made much weaponry and small shields.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.