And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.

And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.

And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,

Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.

Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah fortresses and cities of store.

Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified, even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers, and walled cities.

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly,.... In wealth and riches, power and authority, in his forces and fortifications:
and he built in Judah castles, and cities of stores; castles for the defence of his kingdom, and store cities to lay up corn, and wine, and all provisions, in case of an invasion, or against a time of war.

Description of Jehoshaphat's power. - 2-Chronicles 17:12. And Jehoshaphat became ever greater, sc. in power. The partic. הולך expresses the continuous advance in greatness, cf. Ew. 280, b, as the infin. absol. does elsewhere, e.g., Genesis 8:3. למעלה עד as in 2-Chronicles 16:12. - He built castles in Judah. בּירניּות, only here and in 2-Chronicles 27:4, from בּירנית, derivative formed from בּירה by the Syriac termination נית-, fem. of ן-: castle, fortress. On מסכּנות ערי cf. 2-Chronicles 8:4.