2 Chronicles 8:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres:

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 7:24 : 24 And his daughter was Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah.
  • 2 Chr 14:7 : 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.
  • Josh 16:3 : 3 And goeth down Westward to the coast of Iaphleti, vnto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: & the endes thereof are at the Sea.
  • Josh 16:5 : 5 Also the borders of the children of Ephraim according to their families, euen the borders of their inheritance on the Eastside were Atroth-addar, vnto Beth-horon the vpper.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

    17(Therefore Salomon builte Gezer and Beth-horon the nether,

    18And Baalath and Tamor in the wildernes of the land,

    19And all the cities of store, that Salomon had, euen cities for charets, and cities for horsemen, and all that Salomon desired and woulde build in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion)

  • 2 Chr 8:6
    79%

    6Also 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 8:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1And after twentie yeere when Salomon had built the house of the Lorde, and his owne house,

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

    3And Salomon went to Hamath Zobah, and ouercame it.

    4And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3He buylt the hie gate of the house of the Lord, and he buylt very much on the wal of the castle.

    4Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.

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

    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.

  • Deut 3:5
    75%

    5All these cities were fenced with hie walles, gates and barres, beside vnwalled townes a great many.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    72%

    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 11:5-7
    3 verses
    71%

    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.

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

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

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    71%

    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.

  • Num 32:36
    71%

    36And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, defenced cities: also sheepe foldes.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
    70%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
    70%

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

  • 2 Chr 26:9
    70%

    9Moreouer Vzziah buylt towres in Ierusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning, and made them strong.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    70%

    15And this is the cause of the tribute why King Salomon raised tribute, to wit, to builde the house of the Lord, and his owne house, & Millo, & the wal of Ierusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • Josh 21:22
    69%

    22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities.

  • 1 Kgs 6:10
    68%

    10And he built the galleries vpon al the wall of the house of fiue cubites height, and they were ioyned to the house with beames of cedar.

  • 1 Chr 11:8
    68%

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

  • 1 Kgs 6:5
    68%

    5And by the wall of the house hee made galleries round about, euen by the walles of the house round about the Temple and the oracle, and made chambers round about.

  • 2 Sam 5:9
    67%

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

  • 2 Chr 33:5
    67%

    5And he built altars for all the hoste of the heauen in the two courtes of the house of the Lorde.

  • Josh 15:58
    66%

    58Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

  • 1 Chr 6:68
    66%

    68Iokmeam also and her suburbes, and Bethhoron with her suburbes,

  • 2 Kgs 21:5
    66%

    5And he built altars for al the hoste of ye heauen in the two courtes of the house of the Lord.

  • Josh 18:22
    66%

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

  • 1 Chr 4:31
    66%

    31And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, & at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid.

  • 1 Chr 7:24
    66%

    24And his daughter was Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    66%

    18And Salomons workemen, and the workemen of Hiram, and the masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the buylding of the house.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
    66%

    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.

  • Isa 2:15
    66%

    15And vpon euery hie tower, and vpon euery strong wall,

  • 1 Kgs 7:9
    65%

    9All these were of costly stones, hewed by measure, and sawed with sawes within and without, from the foundation vnto the stones of an hand breadth, and on the outside to the great court.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
    65%

    36And hee built the court within with three rowes of hewed stone, and one rowe of beames of cedar.

  • 2 Kgs 17:9
    65%

    9And the children of Israel had done secretly things that were not vpright before the Lorde their God, & throughout all their cities had built hie places, both from the tower of the watch, to the defensed citie,

  • Josh 19:6
    65%

    6And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteene cities with their villages.

  • Neh 11:34
    65%

    34Hadid, Zeboim, Nebalat,

  • 1 Kgs 9:11
    65%

    11(For the which Hiram the King of Tyrus had brought to Salomon timber of cedar, and firre trees, and golde, and whatsoeuer he desired) then King Salomon gaue to Hiram twentie cities in the land of Galil.

  • 1 Kgs 4:13
    65%

    13The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, & his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles & barres of brasse.

  • 2 Sam 20:15
    65%

    15So they came, and besieged him in Abel, neere to Bethmaachah: and they cast vp a mount against the citie, and the people thereof stood on the ramper, and al the people that was with Ioab, destroyed and cast downe the wall.