14:7a So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities

King Asa said to the people of Judah, “Let us rebuild these towns.
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King Asa told the people of Judah that they should fortify the cities

14:7b and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars.

Let us build walls around them. In the walls, let us build towers and gates with bars.
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and put walls around them. They should build watchtowers and make gates with bars ⌊to lock them⌋.

14:7c The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God.

This land still belongs to us, because we have obeyed Yahweh our God.
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He said, “The land is still ours, because we have followed the commands of Yahweh our God.

14:7d We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.”

It is because of this that he has kept all our neighbors from attacking us.”
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That is why Yahweh gave us peace with all the countries around us.”

14:7e So they built and prospered.

So they rebuilt ⌊the towns⌋ and they thrived.
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And so they fortified ⌊the cities⌋, and everything went well for them.

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