“He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Chronicles 14 contains 15 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.