2 Chronicles 11:6
He built even Beit-Lechem, and Eitam, and Tekoa,
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5And Rechav'am dwelt in Yerushalayim, and built arim lematzor (cities for defense) in Yehudah.
Cross References
Genesis 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried on the derech to Ephratah, which is Beit-Lechem.
1 Samuel 17:12Now Dovid was the ben ish of that Ephrati from Beit-Lechem Yehudah, shmo Yishai; and he had shmoneh banim; and the ish + 17:12 Yishai was zaken in the days of Sha'ul, advanced in age among anashim.
1 Chronicles 4:3And these were the sons of Eitam; Yizre'el (Jezreel), Yishma, Yidbash; and the shem of their achot (sister) was Hatzlelponi;
2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the boker, and went forth into the Midbar Tekoa; and as they went forth, Yehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Yehudah, and ye inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Ha'aminu Ba Hashem Eloheichem (Believe in Hashem Eloheichem), so shall ye be established; have faith in His Nevi'im, so shall ye be victorious.
Nehemiah 3:27After them the Tekoim repaired another section, opposite the great migdal that projects out, even unto the Chomat Ophel.
Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Yisroel in the yamim of Uziyah Melech Yehudah, and in the yamim of Yarov'am ben Yoash Melech Yisroel, two years before the earthquake. 1
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 →