Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
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Gill's Exposition
And he set captains of war over the people,.... To teach them the exercises of war, to lead them on against the enemy, to direct them where to stand, and what to do in defence of the city:
and…
Barnes' Notes
The breaches in the wall of Jerusalem were not entirely due to the old hostility of Joash (marginal reference); but may have been caused either by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz 2 Chr.…
Adam Clarke
Raised it up to the towers - He built the wall up to the height of the towers, or, having built the wall, he raised towers on it.
Here is, I. The formidable design of Sennacherib against Hezekiah's kingdom, and the vigorous attempt he made upon it. This Sennacherib was now, as Nebuchadnezzar was afterwards, the terror and…
Cambridge Bible
Also he strengthened himself R.V. And he took courage. Cp. 2Ch 1:1 (note).
broken R.V. broken down; cp. 2Ch 25:23 (note).
raisedit up to the towers Render, repaired the towers, lit. "brought up…
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