Nave’s Topical Bible
Beth-Horon
8 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites
Joshua 10:10-11; Joshua 16:3,5; Joshua 18:13; 1 Samuel 13:18; 1 Chronicles 7:24
- Solomon builds
- Taken from the tribe of Judah by the ten tribes
Bible verses about “Beth-Horon”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Joshua 10:10And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth–horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Joshua 16:3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
- Joshua 16:5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
- Joshua 18:13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.
- 1 Samuel 13:18And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
- 1 Chronicles 7:24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)
- 1 Kings 9:17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,
- 2 Chronicles 8:5Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
- 2 Chronicles 25:13But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth–horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.