2 Tawarikh 26:14-15

26:14 Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army. 26:15 In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful. ¹ 

2 Tawarikh 32:5

32:5 Hezekiah ²  energetically rebuilt ³  every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, ⁴  and fortified the terrace of the City of David. ⁵  He made many weapons and shields.

2 Tawarikh 32:2

32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem, ⁶ 

1 Samuel 13:19

13:19 A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

1 Samuel 13:22

13:22 So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

[26:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”

[32:5]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hezekiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[32:5]  ³ tn Heb “strengthened himself and built.”

[32:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and outside the wall another one.”

[32:5]  ⁵ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[32:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and his face was for war against Jerusalem.”

[32:2]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.