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“He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.”
— 2 Chronicles 26:2
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“And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.”
— 2 Chronicles 26:6
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“Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.”
— 2 Chronicles 26:9
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“Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.”
— 2 Chronicles 26:10
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“He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”
— 2 Chronicles 27:3
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“Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.”
— 2 Chronicles 27:4
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“Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.”
— 2 Chronicles 32:5
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“For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:3
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“Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:4
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“And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:5
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“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.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:14
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“And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:15
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“And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:16
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“His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.”
— 2 Chronicles 33:19
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“Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.”
— 2 Chronicles 34:11
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“And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,”
— 2 Chronicles 35:3
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“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.”
— 2 Chronicles 36:23
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“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.”
— Ezra 1:2
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“Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.”
— Ezra 1:3
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“Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.”
— Ezra 1:5
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“Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.”
— Ezra 3:2
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“And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.”
— Ezra 3:10
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“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;”
— Ezra 4:1
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“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”
— Ezra 4:2
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“But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.”
— Ezra 4:3
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“Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,”
— Ezra 4:4
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“And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.”
— Nehemiah 2:5
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“Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.”
— Nehemiah 2:17
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“Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.”
— Nehemiah 2:18
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“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
— Nehemiah 2:20
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“Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.”
— Nehemiah 3:1
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“And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.”
— Nehemiah 3:2
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“But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.”
— Nehemiah 3:3
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“The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.”
— Nehemiah 3:13
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“But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.”
— Nehemiah 3:14
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“But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.”
— Nehemiah 3:15
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“But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.”
— Nehemiah 4:1
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“Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.”
— Nehemiah 4:3
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“And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.”
— Nehemiah 4:5
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“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.”
— Nehemiah 4:6
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“And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.”
— Nehemiah 4:10
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“They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.”
— Nehemiah 4:17
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“For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.”
— Nehemiah 4:18
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“Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)”
— Nehemiah 6:1
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“Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.”
— Nehemiah 6:6
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“Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,”
— Nehemiah 7:1
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“Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.”
— Nehemiah 7:4
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“Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.”
— Nehemiah 12:29
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“With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;”
— Job 3:14
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“Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.”
— Job 12:14