2 CHRONICLES 33:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.”
Manasseh's building of an outer wall around the city of David and strengthening it indicates the renewal of fortifications and the practical reconstruction following restoration. The fortification work demonstrates the resumption of the king's responsibilities for the physical defense and development of the realm. The building of the wall indicates Manasseh's return to the responsibilities of kingship and his resumption of the role of patron of public works. The reconstruction suggests that the exile and captivity, though personally humiliating, had not destroyed his capacity to serve as king. The fortification activity indicates the continuation of normal royal functions following the spiritual restoration.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!