2 Chronicles 17:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 17:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 17:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. castles: or, palaces" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 17:12 — KJV
“And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. castles: or, palaces”
— 2 Chronicles 17:12 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 17:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 17:12
“Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:12: built, judah, castles
“Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. Ophel: or, the tower”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:12: great, built, judah
“The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:12: built, judah, cities
“He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:12: built, judah, store
“And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:12: castles, cities, store
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