2 Chronicles 11:6
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.
Cross References
Genesis 35:19Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also known as Bethlehem).
1 Samuel 17:12David was the son of a man named Jesse. He was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. At the time Saul was king, Jesse was very old.
1 Chronicles 4:3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was called Hazzelelponi.
2 Chronicles 20:20They got up early the next morning and went to the desert of Tekoa. As they left, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Trust in the Lord your God, and you will be vindicated; trust in his prophets, and you will be successful.”
Nehemiah 3:27Next were the Tekoites who repaired to another section opposite the great tower that extends to the wall of Ophel.
Amos 1:1Here is the message that was given to Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa in Judah. This is what he saw concerning Israel when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam, son of Jehoash, was 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 →