2 Chronicles 11:5
Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
In Context
6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:23Rehoboam was also wise to place some of his sons throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified towns. He gave them plenty of supplies and sought many wives for them. He worked to arrange many wives for them.
2 Chronicles 14:5He also took down the high places and the incense altars from all the towns of Judah. Under his rule the kingdom was at peace.
2 Chronicles 16:6So King Asa went with all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the timbers Baasha had used for building, and with them he built up Geba and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went to war against the Philistines, and he demolished the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities around Ashdod and in other Philistine areas.
Isaiah 22:8Judah's defenses have been stripped away and so at that time you went looking for weapons in the Palace of the Forest.
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 →