2 Chronicles 11:6

Revised Standard Version

He built Bethlehem, Etam, Teko'a,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Hebrew Names Version
He built Beit-Lechem, and `Etam, and Tekoa,

King James Version
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

English Standard Version
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

New Century Version
He built up the cities of Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

New English Translation
Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Amplified Bible
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

New American Standard Bible
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

World English Bible
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Berean Standard Bible
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Contemporary English Version
Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Complete Jewish Bible
he built Beit-Lechem, ‘Eitam, T'koa,

Darby Translation
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Easy-to-Read Version
He repaired the cities of Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

George Lamsa Translation
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David;

Good News Translation
Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Lexham English Bible
He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa,

Literal Translation
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
namely Bethlee, Etan, Tekoa,

American Standard Version
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Bible in Basic English
He was the builder of Beth-lehem and Etam and Tekoa

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He built vp Bethlehem, & Etam, and Thekoa,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

King James Version (1611)
He built euen Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he built Bethleem, and Ætan and Thecoe,

English Revised Version
He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and bildide Bethleem, and Ethan, and Thecue, and Bethsur;

Update Bible Version
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Webster's Bible Translation
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

New King James Version
And he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

New Living Translation
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

New Life Bible
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

New Revised Standard
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
yea he built Bethlehem and Etam, and Tekoa;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,

Young's Literal Translation
yea, he buildeth Beth-Lehem and Etam, and Tekoa,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Contextual Overview

¹ When Rehobo'am came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah, and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehobo'am. ² But the word of the LORD came to Shemai'ah the man of God: ³ "Say to Rehobo'am the son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, ⁴ 'Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up or fight against your brethren. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.'" So they hearkened to the word of the LORD, and returned and did not go against Jerobo'am. ⁵ Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah. ⁶ He built Bethlehem, Etam, Teko'a, ⁷ Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, ⁸ Gath, Mare'shah, Ziph, ⁹ Adora'im, Lachish, Aze'kah, ¹⁰ Zorah, Ai'jalon, and Hebron, fortified cities which are in Judah and in Benjamin.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Bethlehem: Bethlehem, called Bethlehem Judah - Judges 17:7, to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in Zebulun - Joshua 19:15, and also Ephratah - i.e., fruitful and by the Arabs, Bait-el-lahm, is situated on a rising ground on the southern side of a deep and extensive valley, and reclining from e to w not quite six miles s of Jerusalem. Genesis 35:19, 1 Samuel 17:12, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6

Etam: Judges 15:8, 1 Chronicles 4:32

Tekoa: 2 Chronicles 20:20, 2 Samuel 14:2, Nehemiah 3:5, Nehemiah 3:27, Jeremiah 6:1, Amos 1:1

Cross-References

Genesis 3:22
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever" --

Genesis 6:5
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21
And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.

Genesis 9:19
These three were the sons of Noah; and from these the whole earth was peopled.

Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth had one language and few words.

Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."

Judges 10:14
Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."

1 Kings 18:27
And at noon Eli'jah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Luke 1:51
He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He built even Bethlehem,.... The place of our Lord's birth, about six miles from Jerusalem:

and Etam; another city in the tribe of Judah; see 1 Chronicles 4:32, there was a rock of this name, Judges 15:8 and a fountain from whence waters were conveyed into the pool at Jerusalem, spoken of in Jewish writings b:

and Tekoah; of which place Amos the prophet was, and which was about twelve miles from Jerusalem. Rauwolff c speaks of it as a fortified place now; he says it has a strong and mighty castle, built on a great and high hill.

b Cippi Heb. p. 10. c Travels, par. 3. c. 22. p. 321. Ed. Ray.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See Joshua 15:0 and notes at Joshua 15:33-36, notes; Joshua 15:48-51, notes; Joshua 15:58-59, notes.

For Adullam see 1 Samuel 22:1 note. It was in the near neighborhood of Socoh Joshua 15:35; but its site cannot be actually fixed. It was a place of great antiquity Genesis 38:1.