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2 Chronicles 8:5

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He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

KJV

Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 8

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether,.... Only mention is made of the latter in 1Ki 9:17, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; fortified cities in the tribe of Ephraim.

This site's exposition

at the end of the twenty years

on 2 Chronicles 8:1-6

The twenty years join the temple's seven and the palace's thirteen into one span. Chronicles lists what filled it: cities rebuilt from Hiram, the capture of Hamath-zobah, and store and chariot cities across the land. Hamath-zobah is the one military campaign recorded for Solomon in either book.

This site's exposition

Upper and Lower Beth-horon

The two Beth-horons were fortified cities in the tribe of Ephraim, an upper town and a lower one. Gill notes that 1 Kings 9:17 names only the lower town. Chronicles adds the upper town to the record.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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 it.
Built - “Rebuilt,” or “repaired” (as in 2Ch 8:2). The two Beth-borons were both ancient cities (see Jos 10:10 note).

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּ֜בֶןand he built

    vaiyivenH1129 →376 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בֵּ֤יתBeth

    beitH1032 →28 times

  • חוֹרוֹן֙Horon

    choronH1032 →28 times

  • הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן<the> upper

    haelyonH5945 →53 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • בֵּ֥יתBeth

    beitH1032 →28 times

  • חוֹר֖וֹןHoron

    choronH1032 →28 times

  • הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן<the> lower

    hatachtonH8481 →

  • עָרֵ֣יcities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • מָצ֔וֹרfortification

    matzorH4692 →25 times

  • חוֹמ֖וֹתwalls

    chomotH2346 →133 times

  • דְּלָתַ֥יִםdoors

    delatayimH1817 →88 times

  • וּבְרִֽיחַ׃and bar[s]

    uveriachH1280 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Chronicles 7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.4 worksJoshua 16:3Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.3 worksJoshua 16:5This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon3 works2 Chronicles 14:7So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.3 works1 Samuel 13:18another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.2 works2 Chronicles 25:13Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Joshua 16:5

    This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

    it leads to

    • Joshua 18:13

      From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 7:24

    His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 16:3

      Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.

    • Joshua 16:5

      This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 14:7

    So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the…

    it leads to

    • 1 Peter 3:12

      For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

    • 2 Chronicles 14:6

      Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

    • Jeremiah 29:12–14

      Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

    • John 12:35–36

      Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the…

    • 1 Chronicles 28:9

      As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.

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