2 Chronicles 11:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.

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  • 2 Chr 8:2-6 : 2 Then Salomon built the cities that Huram gaue to Salomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Salomon went to Hamath Zobah, and ouercame it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath. 5 And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres: 6 Also Baalath, and al the cities of store that Salomon had, and all the charet cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and euery pleasaunt place that Salomon had a minde to builde in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the lande of his dominion.
  • 2 Chr 11:23 : 23 And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues.
  • 2 Chr 14:6-7 : 6 He built also strong cities in Iudah, because the lande was in rest, and he had no warre in those yeeres: for the Lord had giuen him rest. 7 Therefore he saide to Iudah, Let vs builde these cities and make walles about, and towers, gates, and barres, whiles the lande is before vs: because we haue sought the Lorde our God, we haue sought him, and he hath giuen vs rest on euery side: so they built and prospered.
  • 2 Chr 16:6 : 6 Then Asa the King tooke all Iudah, and caryed away the stones of Ramah and the tymber thereof, wherewith Baasha did builde, and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
  • 2 Chr 17:12 : 12 So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.
  • 2 Chr 26:6 : 6 For he went forth and fought against the Philistims & brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistims.
  • 2 Chr 27:4 : 4 Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.
  • Isa 22:8-9 : 8 And hee discouered the couering of Iudah: and thou didest looke in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. 9 And ye haue seene the breaches of the citie of Dauid: for they were many, and ye gathered the waters of the lower poole. 10 And yee nombred the houses of Ierusalem, and the houses haue yee broken downe to fortifie the wall, 11 And haue also made a ditche betweene the two walles, for the waters of the olde poole, and haue not looked vnto the maker thereof, neither had respect vnto him that formed it of olde.

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  • 2 Chr 10:17
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    17Howbeit Rehoboam reigned ouer the children of Israel, that dwelt in the cities of Iudah.

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
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    17Howbeit ouer the children of Israel, which dwelt in the cities of Iudah, did Rehoboam reigne still.

  • 2 Chr 11:6
    75%

    6Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

  • 2 Chr 27:4
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    4Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.

  • 2 Chr 12:4-5
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    73%

    4And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.

    5Then came Shemaiah the Prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Iudah, that were gathered together in Hierusalem, because of Shishak, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord, Ye haue forsaken me, therefore haue I also left you in the handes of Shishak.

  • 2 Chr 11:1-4
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    1And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin nine score thousande chosen men of warre to fight against Israel, and to bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam.

    2But the worde of the Lorde came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

    3Speake vnto Rehoboam, the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and to all Israel that are in Iudah, and Beniamin, saying,

    4Thus sayth the Lorde, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
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    10And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities.

    11And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.

    12And in all cities he put shieldes & speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.

  • 2 Chr 11:17
    71%

    17So they strengthened the kingdome of Iudah, and made Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon mightie, three yeere long: for three yeere they walked in in the way of Dauid and Salomon.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
    71%

    12So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
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    6He built also strong cities in Iudah, because the lande was in rest, and he had no warre in those yeeres: for the Lord had giuen him rest.

    7Therefore he saide to Iudah, Let vs builde these cities and make walles about, and towers, gates, and barres, whiles the lande is before vs: because we haue sought the Lorde our God, we haue sought him, and he hath giuen vs rest on euery side: so they built and prospered.

  • 2 Chr 11:23
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    23And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues.

  • 2 Chr 12:16
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    16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
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    1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for al Israel were come to Sheche, to make him king

  • 2 Chr 8:5
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    5And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres:

  • 2 Chr 17:2
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    2And he put garisons in all the strong cities of Iudah, and set bandes in the lande of Iudah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

  • 2 Chr 12:1
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    1And when Rehoboam had established the kingdome and made it strong, hee forsooke the Lawe of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

  • 1 Kgs 14:29-30
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    29And the rest of the actes of Rehoboam, and all that hee did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah?

    30And there was warre betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam continually.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
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    21And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered all the house of Iudah with the tribe of Beniamin an hundreth and foure score thousand of chosen men (which were good warriours) to fight against the house of Israel, and to bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon.

  • 1 Kgs 15:6
    69%

    6And there was warre betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam as long as he liued.

  • 2 Chr 19:5
    69%

    5And hee set iudges in the lande throughout all the strong cities of Iudah, citie by citie,

  • 1 Kgs 12:25
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    25Then Ieroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein, and went fro thence, and built Penuel.

  • 2 Chr 10:1
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    1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Sheche came all Israel to make him king.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6For he went forth and fought against the Philistims & brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistims.

  • 2 Chr 12:13
    68%

    13So King Rehoboam was strong in Ierusalem and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde, when he began to reigne, and reigned seuenteene yeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lorde had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his Name there; his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.

  • 1 Chr 11:7-8
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    7And Dauid dwelt in the tower: therefore they called it the citie of Dauid.

    8And he built the citie on euery side, from Millo euen round about, and Ioab repaired the rest of the citie.

  • 1 Kgs 14:21
    68%

    21Also Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon reigned in Iudah. Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde, when he began to reigne, & reigned seuenteene yere in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lord did chuse out of al the tribes of Israel, to put his Name there: and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonite.

  • 1 Kgs 12:27
    68%

    27If this people goe vp and doe sacrifice in the house of the Lorde at Ierusalem, then shall the heart of this people turne againe vnto their lorde, euen to Rehoboam King of Iudah: so shall they kill me and goe againe to Rehoboam King of Iudah.

  • 1 Chr 9:3
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    3And in Ierusalem dwelt of the children of Iudah, and of the children of Beniamin, & of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh.

  • 2 Sam 5:9
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    9So Dauid dwelt in that forte, and called it the citie of Dauid, and Dauid built rounde about it, from Millo, and inward.

  • 1 Kgs 12:23
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    23Speake vnto Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and vnto all the house of Iudah and Beniamin, and the remnant of the people, saying,

  • 2 Chr 8:2
    68%

    2Then Salomon built the cities that Huram gaue to Salomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

  • 1 Kgs 14:25
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    25And in the fift yere of King Rehoboam, Shishak King of Egypt came vp against Ierusale,

  • 2 Chr 13:19
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    19And Abiiah pursued after Ieroboam, and tooke cities from him, euen Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Ieshanah with her villages, and Ephron with her villages.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
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    5And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, & made many dartes & shields.

  • 1 Kgs 14:27
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    27And King Rehoboam made for them brasen shieldes, and committed them vnto ye hands of the chiefe of the garde, which wayted at the doore of the Kings house.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    14Nowe after this he built a wall without the citie of Dauid, on the Westside of Gihon in the valley, euen at the entrie of the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it very hie, and put captaines of warre in all the strong cities of Iudah.

  • 2 Kgs 14:22
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    22He built Elath, and restored it to Iudah, after that the King slept with his fathers.

  • 1 Kgs 15:17
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    17Then Baasha king of Israel went vp against Iudah, and buylt Ramah, so that he woulde let none go out or in to Asa King of Iudah.

  • 1 Kgs 11:27
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    27And this was the cause that he lift vp his hande against the King, When Salomon built Millo, he repared the broken places of the citie of Dauid his father.

  • 2 Chr 12:10-11
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    10In stead whereof King Rehoboam made shieldes of brasse, and committed them to the handes of the chiefe of the garde, that wayted at the doore of the Kings house.

    11And when the King entred into the house of the Lorde, the garde came and bare them and brought them againe vnto the garde chamber.