2 Chronicles 8:6

and Balaath, and all the strong cities which Solomon had, and all his chariot cities, and cities of horsemen, and all things that Solomon desired according to his desire of building, in Jerusalem, and in Libanus, and in all his kingdom.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

In Context

5And he built Bæthoron the upper, and Bæthoron the lower, strong cities,—they had walls, gates, and bars;

7As for all the people that was left of the Chettites, and the Amorites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Jebusites, who are not of Israel,

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:2the son of a widow woman; and he was of the tribe of Nephthalim, and his father was a Tyrian; a worker in brass, and accomplished in art and skill and knowledge to work every work in brass: and he was brought in to king Solomon, and he wrought all the works.

1 Kings 10:26a and he ruled over all the kings from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 8:4And he built Thoedmor in the wilderness, and all the strong cities which he built in Emath.

Ecclesiastes 2:4I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.

Song of Solomon 4:8Come from Libanus, my bride, come from Libanus: thou shalt come and pass from the top of Faith, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 8:2-12

Solomon's Buildings. ( b. c. 992.) 1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord , and his own house, 2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with… Read the whole commentary →

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