2 Chronicles 11:6

Translations

Modern

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Traditional

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

Literal

And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Latin

Exstruxitque Bethlehem, et Etam, et Thecue,

Original

Hebrew

English

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Notes

2 Chronicles 11:5–12

Rehoboam fortified several towns to defend Judah from the east, south, and west. This protected the valleys leading into the Judean hill country and important crossroads. Rehoboam's first task was to strengthen a small but defensible position. The defensive lines were strategically sensible against an Egyptian attack and likely started before Pharaoh Shishak's invasion in 926 or 925 BC.

2 Chronicles 11:5–23

The Lord blessed Rehoboam through his building projects, the movement of loyal priests from the north to the south, the migration of faithful people from the north to Jerusalem, and his large family.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Rehoboam

Related verses

1 Chronicles 4:32
And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
2 Chronicles 20:20
Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Matthew 2:5–6
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
Nehemiah 3:5
Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
Amos 1:1
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
Nehemiah 3:27
And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
Judges 15:8
And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Places

Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth Etam: City fortified by Rehoboam in Judah Tekoa: Town in Judah, home of the prophet Amos

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Etam Genealogy Hebron (Place) Warfare

Topics

Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: Jeroboam Converts It Into a Military Stronghold Cities: Often Fortified by Art Etam: A City in Judah Rehoboam: Builds Fortified Cities; is Temporarily Prosperous Tekoah: A City in the Territory of Judah Tekoah: Rebuilt by Rehoboam

2 Chronicles 11:6

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