Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:29
Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
29. cities ] The context suggests that these cities were meant chiefly as places of refuge for the flocks and herds in time of war.
substance very much ] R.V. very much substance.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He provided him cities, Heb. he made, &c. Either he purchased them to himself by his gold or silver; or he repaired, and fortified, and beautified them for the honour and safety of his kingdom. But the former sense seems to agree better with the following words.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Moreover, he provided him cities,…. Where he had the above storehouses and stalls, and convenient dwellings for those that looked after them, and were over his cattle, small and great, as follows; the Vulgate Latin version reads six cities in some copies b:
and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; in which the riches of men, and even of kings, lay in those times:
for God had given him substance very much; for all was owing to his disposing providence, let it come which way it might.
b So the Edition of Sixtus V. Lovain, and MSS. in James’s Contrariety of the Popish Bibles, p. 295.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(29) Moreover he provided him cities.And he made him watch-towers. The word rendered cities (rm) appears in this connection to mean watch-towers j or forts for the protection of the flocks and herds. Isa. 1:8 (a besieged city ); 2Ki. 17:9; 2Ch. 26:10.
Had given.Grave.
Substance.Wealth in kind, especially cattle (2Ch. 31:3).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 32:29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
Ver. 29. For God had given him substance very much. ] That is, The wealth of this world; though to speak properly, true grace only is “substance, durable substance”: riches are nec vera, nec vestra Luk 16:11-12
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
possessions: 2Ch 26:10, Gen 13:2-6, 1Ch 27:29-31, Job 1:3, Job 1:9, Job 42:12
God: 2Ch 25:9, Deu 8:18, 1Sa 2:7, 1Ch 29:12, Pro 10:22, 1Ti 6:17, 1Ti 6:18
Reciprocal: 1Sa 8:12 – and will set
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 32:29. He provided him cities He repaired, fortified, and beautified them, for the honour and safety of his kingdom. And possessions of flocks and herds in abundance The riches of those countries consisted chiefly in abundance of cattle.