2 Chronicles 11:5

2 Chronicles 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

Context of 2 Chronicles 11:5

3‘Say this to Solomon's son Rehoboam, the king of Judah. Say it to all the Israelite people who belong to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. 4This is what the Lord says: “Do not go and attack your brothers. Do not fight against them. Instead, you must all go home. I, the Lord, have decided that this must happen.” ’ So they obeyed the Lord's message. They did not go to attack Jeroboam. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He built these strong cities in Judah to make it safe: 6Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam,

2 Chronicles 11:5 word by word

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב רְחַבְעָ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּ֧בֶן עָרִ֛ים לְמָצ֖וֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• for defenceמָצוֹרmâtsôr mâtsûr · siegeH4692
• in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:5

• 2 Chronicles 8:2After that, he built again the towns that King Hiram had given to him. He sent Israelites to live in them.
• 2 Chronicles 14:6While there was peace in the land, Asa made the cities of Judah strong and safe. No enemies fought wars against Judah during that time. The Lord gave Asa rest from any trouble.
• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa told all the men in Judah to do some hard work. They had to carry away from Ramah all the big stones and the wood that Baasha had been using there. Then King Asa used those things to make Geba and Mizpah strong towns again.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built strong buildings and places to store things everywhere in Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah took his army to attack the Philistines. He destroyed the walls of their cities, Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. Then he made the towns near Ashdod strong, as well as other towns where the Philistines lived.
• 2 Chronicles 27:4He built towns in the hill country of Judah. He also built strong buildings and towers in the forests.
• Isaiah 22:8The enemy destroyed Judah's strong places where people could be safe. In that day, you looked for weapons in the House of the Forest.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And built cities for defense in Judah - He was obliged to strengthen his frontiers against the encroachments of the men of Israel; and Jeroboam did the same thing on his part to prevent the inroads of Judah. See 1 Kings 12:25.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Rehoboam was between two dangers: on the north he might be attacked by Jeroboam, on the south by Jeroboam‘s ally, Egypt. From this side was the greater peril, and therefore out of the 15 cities fortified, all but three were on the southern or western frontier, where Egypt would be most likely to attack.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-12Rehoboam fortified several towns to defend Judah from the east, south, and west. This protected the valleys leading into the Judean hill country and important crossroads. Rehoboam's first task was to strengthen a small but defensible position. The defensive lines were strategically sensible against an Egyptian attack and likely started before Pharaoh Shishak's invasion in 926 or 925 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. built cities for defence in Judah--This is evidently used as the name of the southern kingdom. Rehoboam, having now a bitter enemy in Israel, deemed it prudent to lose no time in fortifying several cities that lay along the frontier of his kingdom. Jeroboam, on his side, took a similar precaution (1Ki 12:25). Of the fifteen cities named, Aijalon, now Yalo, and Zorah, now Surah, between Jerusalem and Jabneh [Robinson], lay within the province of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 11:5

• Rehoboam

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• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Rehoboam
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Devil
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Judah, Territory of

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings