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2 Chronicles 11:6

BethlehemEtamTekoa

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.

He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

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BSB
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
KJV
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
WEB
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
ASV
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
DARBY
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
BLB
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
ÅB
Slik bygget han Betlehem og Etam og Tekoa
OTB
Han etablerte Betlehem, Etam og Tekoa,
B1930
Således bygget han Betlehem og Etam og Tekoa

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 6:1

    O 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 Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:20

    And 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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:32

    And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

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  • Matthew 2:5–6

    And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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  • Judges 15:8

    And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

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  • Nehemiah 3:27

    After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

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  • Genesis 35:19

    And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

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  • Amos 1:1

    The 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.

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