2 Chronicles 11:5
Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
In Context
6And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:23since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons, even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food, and he sought many wives.
2 Chronicles 14:5And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.
2 Chronicles 16:6Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
2 Chronicles 26:6Indeed, he went out and fought against the Philistines. And he destroyed the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. Also, he built towns in Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
Isaiah 22:8And the covering of Judah will be exposed, and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 11:2-13
Rehoboam Forbidden to Make War. ( b. c. 975.) 1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus saith the Lord , Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your… Read the whole commentary →