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2 Chronicles 26:9-11
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 26:9-11
New English Translation
9 Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.[a] 10 He built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the foothills[b] and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel,[c] for he loved agriculture.[d]
11 Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.
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- 2 Chronicles 26:9 tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoaʿ), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10 tn Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”
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