Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And he built Beth-horon the upper and Beth-horon the lower, fenced cities with walls, gates, and bars.
New American Standard Bible
He also built upper
King James Version
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Holman Bible
He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon
International Standard Version
He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars,
A Conservative Version
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars,
American Standard Version
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Amplified
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars [to lock the gates];
Bible in Basic English
And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks;
Darby Translation
And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Julia Smith Translation
And he will build the house of the hollow the high, and the house of the hollow the low, fortified cities, the walls, doors, and bar:
King James 2000
Also he built upper Beth-horon, and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Lexham Expanded Bible
He also built Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities [with] walls, gates, and bars;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, and made them strong cities with walls, gates and bars.
NET Bible
He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,
New Heart English Bible
Also he built Upper Beth Horon, and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
The Emphasized Bible
and he built Beth-horon, the upper, and Beth-horon, the nether, - fortified cities, with walls, and doors and bars;
Webster
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
World English Bible
Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Youngs Literal Translation
And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --
Interlinear
Banah
Matsowr
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Accomplishments And Deeds
4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities which he built in Hamath. 5 And he built Beth-horon the upper and Beth-horon the lower, fenced cities with walls, gates, and bars. 6 And he built Baalath, and all the store cities which Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 7:24
And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the lower, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.
Joshua 16:3
and it goes down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth-horon the lower, and to Gezer. And its boundary was at the sea.
Joshua 16:5
And the border of the sons of Ephraim was by their families: the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, to Beth-horon the upper.
2 Chronicles 14:7
And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates and bars, while the land is still before us. Because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He has given us rest on every side. And they built and were blessed.