2nd Chronicles Chapter 8 verse 5 Holy Bible
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks;
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And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Beth-heron the upper... Beth-heron the nether. The parallel mentions only the latter (1 Kings 9:17). They were both in Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:24; Joshua 10:10, 11; Joshua 16:1-6; Joshua 18:13, 14), but were assigned to the Kohathite Levites (Joshua 21:22; 1 Chronicles 6:68). The name means "the hollow 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 1 Samuel 13:18; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 25:18.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Also.--And. 1Kings 9:17, "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether."Built--i.e., fortified, as the rest of the verse explains. (See 1Chronicles 7:24.) He built them as (or into) fenced cities, viz., walls, doors, and bar (Micah 7:12; Deuteronomy 3:5). This description is wanting in Kings.
