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2 Chronicles 32:5-7
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 32:5-7
New English Translation
5 Hezekiah[a] energetically rebuilt[b] every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall[c] and fortified the terrace of the City of David.[d] He made many weapons and shields.
6 He appointed military officers over the army[e] and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them,[f] saying, 7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic[g] because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him. We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him.[h]
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- 2 Chronicles 32:5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
- 2 Chronicles 32:6 tn Heb “and he placed officers of war over the people.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:6 tn Heb “he spoke to their heart[s].”
- 2 Chronicles 32:7 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t be discouraged.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:7 tn Heb “for with us [is] a greater [one] than with him.”
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