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“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin: 4‘This is what the Lord says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the Lord and did not fight against Jeroboam. Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah. 6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

2 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 turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.
• 2 Chronicles 14:6During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the Lord was giving him rest from his enemies.
• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.
• 2 Chronicles 27:4He built towns in the hill country of Judah and constructed fortresses and towers in the wooded areas.
• Isaiah 22:8Judah’s defenses have been stripped away. You run to the armory for your weapons.

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

• Rehoboam

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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