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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities <i>with</i> walls, gates, and bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, <i>which were</i> fortified cities <i>with</i> walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities <i>with</i> walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities <i>with</i> walls, gates and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars [to lock the gates];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon —fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon—fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He strengthened Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon by adding walls and gates that could be locked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Solomon also rebuilt the following cities: Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon (fortified cities with gates that could be barred), <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Also he built Upper Beth Horon, and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he builds Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower—cities of defense, with walls, double gates, and bar—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will build the house of the hollow the high, and the house of the hollow the low, fortified cities, the walls, doors, and bar:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with Rates and bars and locks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, as walled cities, having gates and bars and locks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also he built Beth-hauran the upper and Beth-hauran the lower;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he built Upper Bayth Khuran and Lower Bayth Khuran<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he built Baethoron the upper, and Baethoron the lower, strong cities, - they had walls, gates, and bars;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1837" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/8.htm">Solomon's Additional Accomplishments</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">He rebuilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1032.htm" title="1032: bêṯ (Prep) -- From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: hā·‘el·yō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">Upper</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1032.htm" title="1032: bêṯ (Prep) -- From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1032.htm" title="1032: ḥō·w·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8481.htm" title="8481: hat·taḥ·tō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Lower, lowest. Or tachton; from tachath; bottommost.">and Lower</a> <a href="/hebrew/1032.htm" title="1032: ḥō·w·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine.">Beth-horon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4692.htm" title="4692: mā·ṣō·wr (N-ms) -- Siege enclosure, siege, entrenchment. Or matsuwr; from tsuwr; something hemming in, i.e. a mound, a siege, distress; or a fastness.">as fortified</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">with walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: də·lā·ṯa·yim (N-fd) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">gates,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">and bars,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-17.htm">1 Kings 9:17-19</a></span><br />So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon, / Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah, / as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15</a></span><br />This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">1 Kings 9:24</a></span><br />As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10-14</a></span><br />Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, / King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a></span><br />King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. / And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. / They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-1.htm">1 Kings 9:1-9</a></span><br />Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do, / the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. / And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7-19</a></span><br />Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, / and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; / Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">1 Kings 4:20-21</a></span><br />The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. / And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">1 Kings 4:24-25</a></span><br />For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. / Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-26.htm">1 Kings 4:26-28</a></span><br />Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. / Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. / Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29-34</a></span><br />And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. / Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. / He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a></span><br />Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. / And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram: / “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">1 Kings 5:13-18</a></span><br />Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. / He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. / Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1-10</a></span><br />In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. / The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-11.htm">1 Kings 6:11-13</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying: / “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;</p><p class="hdg">Beth-horon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Joshua 16:3,5</a></b></br> And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/7-24.htm">1 Chronicles 7:24</a></b></br> (And his daughter <i>was</i> Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/23-7.htm">Bar</a> <a 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href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Two-Leaved</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-7.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-1.htm">Solomon's buildings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">The remaining Canaanites, Solomon makes tributaries, but the Israelites rulers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">He appoints the priests and Levites to their places</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">The navy fetches gold from Ophir</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon</b><br>Beth-horon refers to two adjacent towns, Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, located on the border between the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. These towns were strategically important due to their location on a key route connecting the coastal plain with the interior highlands. The rebuilding of these towns by Solomon signifies a focus on strengthening Israel's defenses and infrastructure. Historically, these towns had been significant since the time of Joshua, who pursued the Amorites through this region (<a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-11</a>). The rebuilding effort reflects Solomon's broader initiative to fortify key locations throughout his kingdom, ensuring security and control over important trade and military routes.<p><b>as fortified cities</b><br>Fortified cities were essential in ancient times for protection against invasions and raids. The fortification of Beth-horon would have included the construction of defensive walls and towers, making them formidable against enemy attacks. This action by Solomon demonstrates his wisdom in governance and his commitment to the safety and prosperity of his kingdom. Fortified cities also served as administrative centers, contributing to the centralization of power and the efficient management of the kingdom's resources.<p><b>with walls, gates, and bars</b><br>The mention of walls, gates, and bars highlights the comprehensive nature of the fortifications. Walls provided the primary defense against attackers, while gates controlled access to the city, allowing for the regulation of trade and movement. Bars, likely referring to the mechanisms used to secure the gates, ensured that the city could be locked down in times of threat. This level of detail in fortification indicates a well-planned and executed strategy to protect the inhabitants and maintain the stability of the region. The emphasis on security and order reflects the broader biblical theme of God as a protector and provider for His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>, where God is described as a fortress and deliverer.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who is known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem. In this verse, he is responsible for rebuilding and fortifying cities.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/upper_beth-horon_and_lower_beth-horon.htm">Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon</a></b><br>These are two strategically located cities in ancient Israel. They were important for defense and trade, situated on a key route between Jerusalem and the coastal plain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortified_cities.htm">Fortified Cities</a></b><br>The act of fortifying cities with walls, gates, and bars was a common practice in ancient times to protect against invasions and to establish control over a region.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_planning.htm">Strategic Planning</a></b><br>Solomon's rebuilding of Beth-horon demonstrates the importance of strategic planning in leadership. Just as Solomon fortified key cities, we should be intentional in fortifying our spiritual lives against challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/protection_and_security.htm">Protection and Security</a></b><br>The fortification of cities symbolizes the need for protection and security. In our spiritual walk, we must build strong defenses through prayer, scripture, and community to guard against spiritual attacks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_leadership.htm">Legacy of Leadership</a></b><br>Solomon's actions left a lasting impact on Israel. Our actions and decisions can have long-term effects on those around us, encouraging us to lead with wisdom and foresight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_wisdom.htm">God's Provision and Wisdom</a></b><br>Solomon's ability to undertake such grand projects was a result of God's provision and wisdom. We should seek God's guidance in our endeavors, trusting in His provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_solomon's_building_fit_era's_data.htm">Does the scale of Solomon's building program described in 2 Chronicles 8:1-6 align with known timelines and resources from that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_144's_prosperity_match_david's_era.htm">How does the prosperity promised in Psalm 144:12-14 align with available historical and archaeological evidence about David's reign?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Also.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span> <a href="/1_kings/9-17.htm" title="And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,">1Kings 9:17</a>, "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether."<p><span class= "bld">Built</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., fortified,</span> as the rest of the verse explains. (See <a href="/1_chronicles/7-24.htm" title="(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)">1Chronicles 7:24</a>.) He built them <span class= "ital">as</span> (or <span class= "ital">into</span>)<span class= "ital"> fenced cities, viz., walls, doors, and bar</span> (<a href="/micah/7-12.htm" title="In that day also he shall come even to you from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.">Micah 7:12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-5.htm" title="All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.">Deuteronomy 3:5</a>). This description is wanting in Kings.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Beth-heron the upper... Beth-heron the nether</span>. The parallel mentions only the latter (<a href="/1_kings/9-17.htm">1 Kings 9:17</a>). They were both in Ephraim (<a href="/1_chronicles/7-24.htm">1 Chronicles 7:24</a>; <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10, 11</a>; <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1-6</a>; <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Joshua 18:13, 14</a>), but were assigned to the Kohathite Levites (<a href="/joshua/21-22.htm">Joshua 21:22</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/6-68.htm">1 Chronicles 6:68</a>). The name means "<span class="accented">the</span> <span class="accented">hollow</span> place." The upper Beth-heron was about four miles from Gibeon, and the lower about three miles further on. The Roman general Cestius Gallus was defeated here in the last Jewish war; Judas Maccabaeus conquered here (1 Maccabees 3:18-25). Other interesting references may be made to <a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">1 Samuel 13:18</a>; <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/25-18.htm">2 Chronicles 25:18</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He rebuilt</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֜בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Upper</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Lower</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hat·taḥ·tō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8481.htm">Strong's 8481: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lower, lowest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beth-horon</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹר֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1032.htm">Strong's 1032: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beth-horon -- 'place of a hollow', two adjoining cities in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as fortified</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצ֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4692.htm">Strong's 4692: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with walls,</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gates,</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּלָתַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(də·lā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bars,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרִֽיחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bolt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">2 Chronicles 8:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/8-5.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 8:5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 8:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 8:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 8:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 8:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>