2 Chronicles 11:5
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem,—and built cities for defence, in Judah;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
In Context
6yea he built Bethlehem and Etam, and Tekoa;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 11:23So he took heed, and dispersed all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto all the fortified cities, and gave them food in abundance,—and asked a multitude of wives.
2 Chronicles 14:5and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images,—and the kingdom became quiet before him.
2 Chronicles 16:6And, Asa the king, took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timbers thereof, which Baasha had used in building,—and he built therewith, Geba and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 26:6So he went forth and made war against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod,—and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
Isaiah 22:8Then removed he the veil of Judah,—Yea thou didst peer on that day, into the armoury of the forest-house;
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 →