2 Chronicles 26:9

Translations

Modern

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

Traditional

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

Literal

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem by the Gate of the Corner, and by the Gate of the Valley, and by the Angle, and he fortified them.

Latin

Ædificavitque Ozias turres in Jerusalem super portam anguli, et super portam vallis, et reliquas in eodem muri latere, firmavitque eas.

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English

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

Notes

2 Chronicles 26:9–10

Uzziah fixed the damage to Jerusalem's walls caused by Jehoash during his attack on Amaziah. Uzziah might have also repaired damage from the famous earthquake of his time (Amos 1:1; Zechariah 14:5). Towers and cisterns found in excavations at Qumran, Gibeah, Beersheba, and other sites date back to this period.
Uzziah supported agriculture, which was crucial for an independent society.

Theme notes and profiles

Uzziah Jerusalem

Related verses

Nehemiah 3:13
The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
2 Kings 14:13
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 25:23
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
Zechariah 14:10
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
Nehemiah 2:13
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Nehemiah 3:19–20
And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, near the angle in the wall.
Nehemiah 3:24
After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
Nehemiah 2:15
…so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
Jeremiah 31:38
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
Nehemiah 3:32
And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

Parallels

2 Kings 14:21–22 2 Kings 15:1–7

People

Uzziah: King of Judah, reigned 52 years

Places

Angle: A tower built by King Uzziah in Jerusalem Corner Gate: Fortified gate in Jerusalem's wall Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Valley Gate: A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

Glossary

Architecture Chronicles, Books of First and Second Corner Gate Genealogy Tower Uzziah Valley Gate

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks: Fortifications Blessing: Temporal, from God: To Uzziah Fortresses: Places Used as Strong Towers Gates of Jerusalem: Corner Gate Gates of Jerusalem: Valley Gate God in Prospering Uzziah Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Uzziah Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah Tower in the Walls of Jerusalem Towers were Built: On the Walls of Cities Towers: Frequently Strong and Well Fortified Uzziah: Called Azariah: Strengthens the Fortifications of Jerusalem Walls of Cities: had Towers Built on Them

2 Chronicles 26:9

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