2 Chronicles 11:6
And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
7and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,
Cross References
Genesis 35:19And so Rachel died, and she was buried in the way that leads to Ephrath: this place is Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man, the one mentioned above, from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons, and during the days of Saul, he was an elderly man, and of great age among men.
1 Chronicles 4:3And this is the stock of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
2 Chronicles 20:20And when they had risen up in the morning, they went out through the desert of Tekoa. And as they were setting out, Jehoshaphat, standing in their midst, said: “Listen to me, men of Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be secure. Believe in his prophets, and everything will come to prosperity.”
Nehemiah 3:27After him, the Tekoites built another measure in the opposite area, from the great and prominent tower to the wall of the temple.
Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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 →