2 Chronicles 17:12

Verse 12. Houses. Prot. “castles.” Hebrew biraniyoth. Birah is properly a Chal. word, and is added after susan, to imply that it was a royal castle, ( Calmet.) or palace. ( Bible.) 2 Ezra 1:1.—Septuagint often use baris in the same sense. Calmet.—It became a provincial word in Palestine, for a place shut up on all sides and built like a tower. Saint Jerome ad Princep.—David calls the temple a palace (habbirah) for God. 1 Chronicles 29:1. Calmet.—Josaphat employed his immense riches in beautifying the country, and erecting storehouses, verse 5.—Walled. Prot. “cities of store.” Bible. See Calmet. 15:4.