2 Chronicles 26:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh in Jerusalem inventions—a device of an inventor—to be on the towers, and on the corners, to shoot with arrows and with great stones, and his name goeth out unto a distance, for he hath been wonderfully helped till that he hath been strong.

King James Bible
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

Hebrew
And in Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

he made
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ ׀ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

skillfully
חוֹשֵׁ֗ב (ḥō·wō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account

designed
מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶת (ma·ḥă·še·ḇeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan

devices
חִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹת (ḥiš·šə·ḇō·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2810: A contrivance, actual, mental

to shoot
לִירוֹא֙ (lî·rō·w)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach

arrows
בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים (ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2678: An arrow

and catapult large
גְּדֹל֑וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

stones
וּבָאֲבָנִ֖ים (ū·ḇā·’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 68: A stone

[from]
לִהְי֤וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the towers
הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ (ham·miḡ·dā·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

and
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

corners.
הַפִּנּ֔וֹת (hap·pin·nō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 6438: An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain

So his fame
שְׁמוֹ֙ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

spread
וַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

far [and wide],
לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹק (lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq)
Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he was marvelously
הִפְלִ֥יא (hip̄·lî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

helped
לְהֵעָזֵ֖ר (lə·hê·‘ā·zêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid

until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

he became powerful.
חָזָֽק׃ (ḥā·zāq)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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