KJV King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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2 Chronicles 11:6
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
WEB World English Bible
He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
ASV American Standard Version
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
yea, he buildeth Beth-Lehem and Etam, and Tekoa,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 11
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 brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.Judges 15:8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.Nehemiah 3:27After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel 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.2 Samuel 14:2And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:Matthew 2:5-6And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,1 Samuel 17:12Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.Genesis 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.Nehemiah 3:5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.Jeremiah 6:1O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.1 Chronicles 4:32And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
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