2 Chronicles 11:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

2 Chronicles 11:5 — American Standard Version

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Context — 2 Chronicles 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

2But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

6He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

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

8and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

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