2 Chronicles 11:6
And he built Bethleem, and Ætan and Thecoe,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and he built walled cities in Judæa.
7and Bæthsura, and Sochoth, and Odollam,
Cross References
Genesis 35:19So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephratha, this is Bethleem.
1 Samuel 17:12And David son of an Ephrathite said, this Ephrathite was of Bethleem Juda, and his name was Jessae, and he had eight sons. And the man passed for an old man among men in the days of Saul.
1 Chronicles 4:3And these are the sons of Ætam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name was Eselebbon.
2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Thecoe: and as they went out, Josaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honoured; trust in his prophet, and ye shall prosper.
Nehemiah 3:27And after them the Thecoim repaired, another portion opposite the great projecting tower, even as far as the wall of Ophla.
Amos 1:1The words of Amos which came to him in Accarim out of Thecue, which he saw concerning Jerusalem, 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 →