2 Chronicles 8:5
Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 8 connects to 4 cross-references. Solomon's twenty-year building program includes towns Hiram gave him and new construction. He conscripts the remaining non-Israelite peoples as forced labor but does not enslave Israelites. He regularizes the temple worship according to Moses' instructions and David's musical appointments; he …
Bản dịch khác
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower--cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar--
And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks;
Tham chiếu chéo
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and …
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance …
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, …