Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon—fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars

New American Standard Bible

He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;

King James Version

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Also he built
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

בּית חורון 
Beyth Chowrown 
Usage: 14

the upper
עליון 
'elyown 
Usage: 53

and Bethhoron
בּית חורון 
Beyth Chowrown 
Usage: 14

the nether
תּחתּן תּחתּון 
Tachtown 
Usage: 13

מצוּר מצור 
Matsowr 
Usage: 26

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

with walls
חומה 
Chowmah 
Usage: 133

דּלת 
Deleth 
Usage: 88

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Solomon's Accomplishments And Deeds

4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness along with all the storage cities that he built in Hamath. 5 He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon—fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars 6 Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to Solomon, all the chariot cities, the cavalry cities, and everything Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, or anywhere else in the land of his dominion.


Cross References

1 Chronicles 7:24

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah,

Joshua 16:3

It then descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.

Joshua 16:5

This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:

The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east of Upper Beth-horon.

2 Chronicles 14:7

So he said to the people of Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God. We sought Him and He gave us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.

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