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

3Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. 4He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath. He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates, 6and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. 7Now several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the 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 then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.
• 1 Chronicles 7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, as well as 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
• Perfect
• Solomon
• Bar (2)
• Fence
• Tamar (2)

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