2 Chronicles 26:15 KJV

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Uzziah's good reign in JudahAs long as Uzziah sought the Lord, and minded religion, God made him to prosper. Those only prosper whom God makes to prosper; for prosperity is his gift....

Thompson Chains

  • SkillLast of 9 links
  • FameLink 6 of 11 · next Matthew 4:21
  • Prosperity (2)See the chain from Deuteronomy 6:11 · 4 links

Cross References

  • Exodus 31:4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
  • 2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
  • 2 Chronicles 2:14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
  • Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

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Kings of Israel & Judah

  • UzziahKing of Judah · 810–759 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he made וַיַּעַשׂ wayyaʿaś עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִַם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
  • engines חִשְּׁבֹנוֹת ḥiššĕbōnôt חִשָּׁבוֹן Noun · masculine plural
  • invented מַחֲשֶׁבֶת maḥăšebet מַחֲשָׁבָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • by cunning men חוֹשֵׁב ḥôšēb חָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • to be on the towers לִהְיוֹת lihyôt Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition עַל ʿal Preposition הַמִּגְדָּלִים hammigdālîm מִגְדָּל Noun · masculine or feminine plural · with the
  • and upon the bulwarks וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and הַפִּנּוֹת happinnôt פִּנָּה Noun · feminine plural · with the
  • to shoot לִירוֹא lîrôʾ יָרָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • arrows בַּחִצִּים baḥiṣṣîm Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the חֵץ chêts
  • and great גְּדֹלוֹת gĕdōlôt גָּדוֹל Adjective · feminine plural
  • stones וּבָאֲבָנִים ûbāʾăbānîm אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural · with and, preposition with the
  • withal. And his name שְׁמוֹ šĕmô שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • spread וַיֵּצֵא wayyēṣēʾ יָצָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • far abroad לְמֵרָחוֹק lĕmērāḥôq רָחוֹק Adjective · masculine singular · with preposition, preposition
  • for he was marvellously הִפְלִיא hiplîʾ פָּלָא Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
  • helped לְהֵעָזֵר lĕhēʿāzēr עָזַר Verb · niphal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • till עַד ʿad Preposition כִּי kî כִּי Conjunction עַד ʿad Preposition כִּי kî כִּי Conjunction
  • he was strong חָזָק ḥāzāq חָזַק Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular

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