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2 Chronicles 11:6 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 11 · verse 6
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,2 Chronicles 11:6 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 11:6 in context
4Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
8And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethlehemBêyth LechemBeth-Lechem, a place in PalestineH1035 →
- builtbânâhto buildH1129 →
- TekoaTᵉqôwaʻTekoa, a place in PalestineH8620 →
- EtamʻÊyṭâmEtam, a place in PalestineH5862 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12