2 Chronicles 17:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 17:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 17:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Eph..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 17:2 — KJV
“And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.”
— 2 Chronicles 17:2 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 17:2 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 17:2
“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable...: Heb. abominations”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:2: cities, judah, land
“And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:2: fenced, cities, judah
“Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:2: fenced, cities, judah
“The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind?”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:2: cities, judah, land
“And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:2: fenced, cities, judah
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