2 Chronicles 11:6
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
7And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
Cross References
Genesis 35:19So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, that is Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Juda before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.
1 Chronicles 4:3And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, and Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.
2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.
Nehemiah 3:27After him the Thecuites built another measure over against, from the great tower that standeth out unto the wall of the temple.
Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas 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 →