2 Chronicles 11:5
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
In other versions
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
ASV
Now Rehoboam kept in Jerusalem, building walled towns in Judah.
BBE
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
DBY
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
WEB
And Rehoboam dwelleth in Jerusalem, and buildeth cities for a bulwark in Judah,
YLT
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
ENG
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
WBT
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
BSB
In context
3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4Thus 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.
5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Rehoboam