Parallel Verses
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 King James verseion
And he built Beth-horon the upper and Beth-horon the lower, fenced 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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Accomplishments And Deeds
4
He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath.
5 He also built upper
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 7:24
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.
Joshua 16:3
It goes down westward to the coast of Japhleti, to the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: ending at the sea.
Joshua 16:5
The border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, to Beth-horon the upper;
2 Chronicles 14:7
Asa told Judah: Let us build these cities and make walls around them with towers and doors that can be barred. The country is still ours because we have dedicated our lives to serve Jehovah our God. We have dedicated our lives to him. He has surrounded us with peace. So they built the cities, and everything went well.