2 Chronicles 11:6

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He built Bethlehem, Etam, and Tekoa,

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  • Gen 35:19 : 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  • Judg 15:8 : 8 He attacked them viciously, defeating them completely. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
  • 1 Sam 17:12 : 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.
  • 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Please act like you are in mourning. Put on mourning clothes and do not anoint yourself with oil. Behave as if you have been mourning for the dead for a long time.
  • 1 Chr 4:32 : 32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities in total.
  • 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.'
  • Neh 3:5 : 5 Next to them, the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
  • Neh 3:27 : 27 After them, the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.
  • Jer 6:1 : 1 Take refuge, O sons of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise a signal over Beth-Haccherem. For disaster looms from the north, a great destruction.
  • Amos 1:1 : 1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel during the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
  • Matt 2:5-6 : 5 They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet: 6 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'

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    7Beth-Zur, Soco, and Adullam,

    8Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph,

    9Adoraim, Lachish, and Azekah,

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    11He strengthened the fortresses, put leaders in them, and stocked them with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

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    5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    3He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and carried out extensive construction on the wall of the Ophel.

    4He also built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests, he constructed fortresses and towers.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

  • 2 Chr 8:4-5
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    4He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities that he had constructed in Hamath.

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  • Josh 18:22
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    22Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel,

  • 1 Chr 11:7-8
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    7David then took up residence in the stronghold, and it was called the city of David.

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  • Neh 11:26-32
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    26They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

    27as well as in Hazar-shual, Beersheba and its surrounding villages,

    28Ziklag, Meconah, and its surrounding villages,

    29En-rimmon, Zorah, and Jarmuth.

    30They dwelt in Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its surrounding villages. They settled from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

    31The descendants of Benjamin lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel, and its surrounding villages.

    32They also lived in Anathoth, Nob, and Ananiah,

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    59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities with their villages.

  • Josh 19:43-44
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    43Elon, Timnah, and Ekron,

    44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, and Baalath,

  • 1 Kgs 9:17-18
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    17Then Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

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  • 1 Chr 11:16
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    16At that time, David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

  • 1 Chr 12:11
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    11Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth.

  • Num 32:36
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    36They also built Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and sheepfolds.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
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    2David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • Josh 19:6
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    6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages.

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    36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

  • 2 Kgs 14:22
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    22He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king rested with his ancestors.

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    27After them, the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.

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    2It was he who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king had rested with his ancestors.

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    9Ben-Deker was in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

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    34Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat,

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    11They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy dressed stones, timber for joists, and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.

  • Josh 12:16
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    16the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

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    29Bilhah, Ezem, and Tolad,

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    31Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

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    14Afterward, he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and surrounding the Ophel. He made it much higher. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

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    9So he built the house and finished it, and he covered the house with beams and rows of cedar boards.

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    35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah.