2 Chronicles 8:5 KJV

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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Parallel Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 7:24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 1 Chronicles 7:24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
  • Joshua 16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
  • Joshua 16:5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
  • 2 Chronicles 14:7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

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Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • Beth-horonHouse of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr 8:5; 1 Chr 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Also he built וַיִּבֶן wayyiben בָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Bethhoron אֶת ʾet Object marker בֵּית bêt בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name
  • the upper הָעֶלְיוֹן hāʿelyôn עֶלְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
  • and Bethhoron חוֹרוֹן ḥôrôn בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and בֵּית bêt בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name חוֹרוֹן ḥôrôn בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name
  • the nether הַתַּחְתּוֹן hattaḥtôn תַּחְתּוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
  • fenced מָצוֹר māṣôr מָצוֹר Noun · masculine singular
  • cities עָרֵי ʿārê עִיר Noun · feminine plural construct
  • with walls חוֹמוֹת ḥômôt חוֹמָה Noun · feminine plural
  • gates דְּלָתַיִם dĕlātayim דֶּלֶת Noun · feminine dual
  • and bars וּבְרִיחַ ûbĕrîaḥ בְּרִיחַ Noun · masculine singular · with and

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