2 Chronicles 8:5
Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
2 Chronicles 8:5 in other translations
| BSB | He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, |
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| WEB | Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars; |
| ASV | Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; |
| YLT | And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower--cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar-- |
| DARBY | And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; |
| BBE | And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks; |
| Webster | Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; |
What does 2 Chronicles 8:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 8:3-6
3-6. And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah--Hamath was on the Orontes, in Coele-Syria. Its king, Toi, had been the ally of David; but from the combination, Hamath and Zobah, it would appear that some revolution had taken place which led to the union of these two petty kingdoms of Syria into one. For what cause the resentment of Solomon was provoked against it, we are not informed, but he sent an armed force which reduced…
2 Chronicles 8:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 8:5
- 1 Chronicles 7:24
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)
- Joshua 16:5
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
- 2 Chronicles 14:7
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
- Joshua 16:3
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 8:4
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
- 2 Chronicles 8:5
Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
- 2 Chronicles 8:6
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 8:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Asimismo reedificó á Beth-oron la de arriba, y á Beth-oron la de abajo, ciudades fortificadas, de muros, puertas, y barras; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il bâtit Beth-Horon la haute, et Beth-Horon la basse, villes fortes, avec des murailles, des portes et des barres, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er baute Ober-Beth-Horon und Unter-Beth-Horon, feste Städte mit Mauern, Toren und Riegeln; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Exstruxitque Bethoron superiorem, et Bethoron inferiorem, civitates muratas habentes portas et vectes et seras: |