2 Chronicles 11:6
Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
In Context
5And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.
7And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Cross References
Genesis 35:19Thus died Rahel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
1 Samuel 17:12Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul.
1 Chronicles 4:3And these were of the father of Etam, Izreel, and Ishma and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.
2 Chronicles 20:20And when they arose early in the morning, they went forth to the wildernesse of Tekoa: and as they departed, Iehoshaphat stoode and sayde, Heare ye me, O Iudah, and ye inhabitants of Ierusalem: put your trust in the Lord your God, and ye shalbe assured: beleeue his Prophets, and ye shall prosper.
Nehemiah 3:27After him fortified the Tekoites another portion ouer against the great tower, that lyeth out, euen vnto the wall of the fortresse.
Amos 1:1The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen at Tecoa, which he sawe vpon Israel, in the dayes of Vzziah king of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash King of Israel, two yeere 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 →