2 Chronicles 8:5

American Standard Version (1901)

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 7:24 : 24 And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
  • 2 Chr 14:7 : 7 For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
  • Josh 16:3 : 3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
  • Josh 16:5 : 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was [thus] : the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 9:17-19
    3 verses
    81%

    17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

    18and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,

    19and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 8:6
    79%

    6and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 8:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,

    2that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

    3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

    4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

    4Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

    11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.

    12And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

  • Deut 3:5
    75%

    5All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    72%

    6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

  • 2 Chr 11:5-7
    3 verses
    71%

    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

    6He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

    7And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    71%

    14Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • Num 32:36
    71%

    36and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
    70%

    5And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
    70%

    12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

  • 2 Chr 26:9
    70%

    9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.

    7For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    70%

    15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • Josh 21:22
    69%

    22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

  • 1 Kgs 6:10
    68%

    10And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

  • 1 Chr 11:8
    68%

    8And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

  • 1 Kgs 6:5
    68%

    5And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

  • 2 Sam 5:9
    67%

    9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

  • 2 Chr 33:5
    67%

    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

  • Josh 15:58
    66%

    58Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

  • 1 Chr 6:68
    66%

    68and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs,

  • 2 Kgs 21:5
    66%

    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

  • Josh 18:22
    66%

    22and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

  • 1 Chr 4:31
    66%

    31and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

  • 1 Chr 7:24
    66%

    24And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    66%

    18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
    66%

    2And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

  • Isa 2:15
    66%

    15and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,

  • 1 Kgs 7:9
    65%

    9All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
    65%

    36And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.

  • 2 Kgs 17:9
    65%

    9And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;

  • Josh 19:6
    65%

    6and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:

  • Neh 11:34
    65%

    34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

  • 1 Kgs 9:11
    65%

    11(now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

  • 1 Kgs 4:13
    65%

    13Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; [even] to him [pertained] the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);

  • 2 Sam 20:15
    65%

    15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.