The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 17:12 Explained

2 Chronicles 17:12

KJV: And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

YLT: And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,

Darby: And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.

ASV: And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jehoshaphat  waxed  great  exceedingly;  and he built  in Judah  castles,  and cities  of store. 

What does 2 Chronicles 17:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 17

1  Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigns well, and prospers
7  He sends Levites with the princes to teach Judah
10  His enemies being terrified by God, some of them bring him presents and tribute
12  His greatness, captains, and armies

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 17:12 mean?

So Jehoshaphat became and powerful even to increasingly and he built in Judah fortresses and cities storage
וַיְהִ֧י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל עַד־ לְמָ֑עְלָה וַיִּ֧בֶן בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת וְעָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֽוֹת

וַיְהִ֧י  So 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט  Jehoshaphat 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט 
Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
הֹלֵ֥ךְ  became 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְגָדֵ֖ל  and  powerful 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: גָּדֵל  
Sense: becoming great, growing up.
עַד־  even  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
לְמָ֑עְלָה  increasingly 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
וַיִּ֧בֶן  and  he  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה  in  Judah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת  fortresses 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: בִּירָנִיָּה  
Sense: fortress, fortified place.
וְעָרֵ֥י  and  cities 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מִסְכְּנֽוֹת  storage 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מִסְכְּנׄות  
Sense: supply, storage, storage house, magazine.