Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.
New American Standard Bible
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and
King James Version
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
Holman Bible
Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he fortified cities
International Standard Version
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem and built defensive fortification cities throughout Judah,
A Conservative Version
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
American Standard Version
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
Amplified
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built [fortified] cities for defense in Judah.
Bible in Basic English
Now Rehoboam kept in Jerusalem, building walled towns in Judah.
Darby Translation
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
Julia Smith Translation
And Rehoboam will dwell in Jerusalem, and he will build cities for fortification in Judah.
King James 2000
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built strong cities in Judah:
NET Bible
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:
New Heart English Bible
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
The Emphasized Bible
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, - and built cities for defence, in Judah;
Webster
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
World English Bible
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Rehoboam dwelleth in Jerusalem, and buildeth cities for a bulwark in Judah,
Themes
Cities » Often fortified by art
Cities » A great defence to a country
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Builds fortified cities; is temporarily prosperous
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 11:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rehoboam Fortifies Cities In Judah
4 So says Jehovah, You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers. Let every man return to his house. For this thing is done by Me. And they obeyed the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam. 5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah. 6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Phrases
Cross References
2 Chronicles 8:2-6
As to the cities that Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon had built them, and he caused the sons of Israel to live there.
2 Chronicles 11:23
And he dealt wisely and dispersed all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities. And he gave them food in abundance. And he demanded many wives.
2 Chronicles 14:6-7
And he built fortified cities in Judah. For the land had rest, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.
2 Chronicles 16:6
And Asa the king took all Judah. And they carried away the stones of Ramah, and timber with which Baasha was building. And he built with it Geba and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 17:12
And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great. And he built fortresses in Judah, and store cities.
2 Chronicles 26:6
And he went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
2 Chronicles 27:4
And he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built palaces and towers.
Isaiah 22:8-11
And he removed Judah's covering, and you looked in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.