2 Chronicles 11:6
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam and Tekoa,
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and he built walled cities in Judea.
7and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
Cross References
Genesis 35:19So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephrath, this is Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 4:3And these are the sons of Etam; Jezreel and Ishma, and Idbash: and their sister’s name was Hazzelelponi.
2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in his prophet, and ye shall prosper.
Amos 1:1The words of Amos which came to him in Accarim out of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash 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 →