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 Adonai, You shall not go up nor fight against your kinsmen. Let everyone return to his house for this matter is of Me.’ ” So they listened to the words of Adonai and returned from marching against Jeroboam. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities for defense in Judah. 6He built up Beth-lehem, 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 8:2that he built the cities which Huram had given to him and settled Bnei-Yisrael there.
• 2 Chronicles 14:6Then he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is still ours because we have sought Adonai Eloheinu. We sought Him and He has given us rest all around.” So they built and were successful.
• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa took up all of Judah to carry away the stones of Ramah and the timber with which Baasa had been building—with them he fortified Geba and Mizpah.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built forts and storage cities in Judah
• 2 Chronicles 26:6He went out and fought the Philistines and breached the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod. He built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.
• 2 Chronicles 27:4He also built towns in the Judean hills and forts and towers in the forests.
• Isaiah 22:8So He will expose Judah’s defense, and in that day you will look for the armor in the Forest House.

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

In the dictionaries

• 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