2 Chronicles 8:5

5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,

2 Chronicles 8:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 built the fortress cities Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, complete with walls, gates, and bars;
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5 He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon-fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars-
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 He rebuilt Lower Beth Horon and Upper Beth Horon. He put up high walls around them. He made their city gates secure with heavy metal bars.

2 Chronicles 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:5

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether,
&c.] Only mention is made of the latter in ( 1 Kings 9:17 ) ,

fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
fortified cities in the tribe of Ephraim.

2 Chronicles 8:5 In-Context

3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it.
4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.
5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,
6 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.
7 There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites).

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Joshua 10:10; 1 Chronicles 7:24; 2 Chronicles 14:7
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