English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 11:5
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.
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:
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah.
Context of 2 Chronicles 11:5
3"Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4'Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.'" So they listened to the word of the Lord and returned and did not go against Jeroboam. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah. 6He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
Read all of 2 Chronicles 112 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 8:2Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them.
- 2 Chronicles 14:6He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace.
- 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
- 2 Chronicles 17:12And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities,
- 2 Chronicles 26:6He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.
- 2 Chronicles 27:4Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
- Isaiah 22:8He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of 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
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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
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