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2 Chronicles 26:15

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

2 Chronicles 26:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:15

Theological / Devotional

Engines. These may have been similar to the later Roman catapult, or ballista.

Spread far abroad. Tiglath-pileser III has a number of references to “Azriau of Iauda” (see on v. 13).

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