2 Chronicles 26:15 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Uzziah’s engines seem to have corresponded to the Roman ballista and catapult, respectively. The ballista, which threw stones, was known to the Ass…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

UZZIAH’S CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND MILITARY STRENGTH
(2 Chronicles 26:6–15).

This section is peculiar t…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to
be on the towers, and upon the bulwarks, t…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

As long as Uzziah sought the Lord and was devoted to religion, God made him prosper. Only those prosper whom God makes to prosper, for prosperity i…