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“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4‘Thus says the Lord, “You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.”’” So they listened to the words of the Lord and returned from going against Jeroboam. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah. 6Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

2 Chronicles 11:5 word by word

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב רְחַבְעָ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּ֧בֶן עָרִ֛ים לְמָצ֖וֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

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

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:5

• 2 Chronicles 8:2that he built the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the sons of Israel there.
• 2 Chronicles 14:6He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the Lord had given him rest.
• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he fortified Geba and Mizpah.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 26:6Now he went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines.
• 2 Chronicles 27:4Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.
• Isaiah 22:8And He removed the defense of Judah. In that day you depended on 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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 11:5

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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