2 Chronicles 8:5

5 He also built 1Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, 2fortified cities 3with walls, gates, and bars,

2 Chronicles 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:5

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether,
&c.] Only mention is made of the latter in ( 1 Kings 9:17 ) ,

fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
fortified cities in the tribe of Ephraim.

2 Chronicles 8:5 In-Context

3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it.
4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath.
5 He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
6 and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
7 All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,

Cross References 3

  • 1. See Joshua 16:3, 5
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 14:7; Deuteronomy 3:5
  • 3. 2 Chronicles 14:7; Deuteronomy 3:5
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