◄ 2 Chronicles 8:5 ►
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Good News Translation
Solomon also rebuilt the following cities: Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon (fortified cities with gates that could be barred),

New Revised Standard Version
He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars,

Contemporary English Version
He strengthened Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon by adding walls and gates that could be locked.

New American Bible
He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.

Beth-horon

Joshua 16:3,5 And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea: . . .

1 Chronicles 7:24 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.

Context
Solomon's Additional Accomplishments
…4And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong cities in Emath. 5And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.6Balaath also and all the strong cities that were Solomon's, and all the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen. All that Solomon had a mind, and designed, he built in Jerusalem and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.…
Cross References
1 Kings 9:17
So Solomon built Gazer, and Bethhoron the nether,

1 Chronicles 7:24
And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.

2 Chronicles 8:4
And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong cities in Emath.

2 Chronicles 8:6
Balaath also and all the strong cities that were Solomon's, and all the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen. All that Solomon had a mind, and designed, he built in Jerusalem and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.

2 Chronicles 14:7
And he said to Juda: Let us build these cities, and compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars, while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was no hinderance in building.

2 Chronicles 8:4
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