2 Chronicles 8:5

2 Chronicles 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
• New International Version (NIV)He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

Context of 2 Chronicles 8:5

3Then Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah and he took it for Israel. 4He made the buildings in Tadmor strong again. That was a town in the wilderness. He did the same thing for the towns that he had built in Hamath region to store things. He built again Higher Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon. He made those cities strong. He built walls around them with strong gates. 6He also made Baalath strong, and all his cities where he stored things, as well as all the cities where he kept his chariots and horses. He built everything that he wanted to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and everywhere in his kingdom. 7Solomon only made people who were not Israelites do the hard work for him. They were Canaanite people who still lived in the land after the Israelites took it for themselves. They were Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.

2 Chronicles 8:5 word by word

וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֤ית חוֹרוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י מָצ֔וֹר חוֹמ֖וֹת דְּלָתַ֥יִם וּבְרִֽיחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• Beth–horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Upper (Beth Horon)H5945
• the netherתַּחְתּוֹןtachtôn tachtôn · Lower (Beth Horon)H8481
• fencedמָצוֹרmâtsôr mâtsûr · siegeH4692
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• gatesדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• and barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:5

• Joshua 16:3It continued to the west, to the land of the Japhletites as far as lower Beth Horon and Gezer. The border ended at the sea.
• 1 Chronicles 7:24Beriah's daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Higher Beth-Horon. And she built Uzzen-Sheerah.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Built - “Rebuilt,” or “repaired” (as in 2 Chronicles 8:2). The two Beth-borons were both ancient cities (see Joshua 10:10 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Upper and Lower Beth-horon are on a ridge that rises from the Valley of Aijalon to the plateau north of Jerusalem. Fortifications guarded the path linking Jerusalem to the main coastal trade route.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. 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 it. He made himself master also of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 8:5

• Beth-Horon
• Cities
• Gates

In the dictionaries

• Fenced cities
• Beth-Horon
• Bethhoron
• Course
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• Solomon
• Bar (2)
• Fence
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings