2 Chronicles 8:6

2 Chronicles 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.

Context of 2 Chronicles 8:6

4He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath. 5He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars, as well as Baalath and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled. 7There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites). 8Solomon conscripted the descendants of all these people remaining in the land—whom the Israelites had not destroyed—to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day.

2 Chronicles 8:6 word by word

וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָ֗ת וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־עָרֵ֤י הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֣וּ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עָרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וְאֵ֖ת עָרֵ֣י הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת׀ כָּל־חֵ֣שֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשַׁק֙ לִבְנ֤וֹת בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹן וּבְכֹ֖ל אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Baalathבַּעֲלָתba‛ălâth · BaalathH1191
• and all the storeמִסְכְּנוֹתmiskenâh · storageH4543
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• had, and all the chariotרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• of the horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• desiredחֵ֫שֶׁקchêsheq · desireH2837
• desiredחָשַׁקchâshaq · to desireH2836
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and in Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• and throughout all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of his dominionמֶמְשָׁלָהmemshâlâh · dominionH4475

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 8:6

• Joshua 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
• 1 Kings 9:18Baalath, and Tadmor in the desert, within his land,
• 2 Chronicles 8:4He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah
• 1 Kings 9:19as well as all his store cities and the towns for his chariots and for his horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.
• 2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
• 1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 2:4I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.
• 1 Kings 7:2He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6All the store cities - See the note on 1 Kings 9:19.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Some cities served as storage sites and for military cavalry. Large building complexes at Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer had long rooms divided into three sections with two rows of pillars. These rooms might have been used as stables and storehouses, or they might have served as barracks for a professional army.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 8:6

• Baalath
• Cavalry
• Chariot
• Cities
• Treasure Cities

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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