2 Chronicles 11:6

Wycliffe Bible

and bildide Bethleem, and Ethan, and Thecue, and Bethsur;

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,

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,

Revised Standard Version
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Teko'a,

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 Forsothe Roboam cam in to Jerusalem, and clepide togidere al the hows of Juda and of Beniamyn, `til to nyne scoore thousynde of chosen men and werriouris, for to fiyte ayens Israel, and for to turne his rewme to hym. ² And the word of the Lord was maad to Semeye, the man of God, ³ and seide, Speke thou to Roboam, the sone of Salomon, kyng of Juda, and to al Israel, which is in Juda and Beniamyn; The Lord seith these thingis, ⁴ Ye schulen not stie, nethir ye schulen fiyte ayens youre britheren; ech man turne ayen in to his hows, for this thing is doon bi my wille. And whanne thei hadden herd the word of the Lord, thei turneden ayen, and yeden not ayens kyng Jeroboam. ⁵ Forsothe Roboam dwellide in Jerusalem, and he bildide wallid citees in Juda; ⁶ and bildide Bethleem, and Ethan, and Thecue, and Bethsur; ⁷ and Sochot, and Odollam; ⁸ also and Jeth, and Maresa, and Ziph; ⁹ but also Huram, and Lachis, and Azecha; ¹⁰ and Saraa, and Hailon, and Ebron, that weren in Juda and Beniamyn, ful strong citees.

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
Adam is maad as oon of vs, and knowith good and yuel; now therfore se ye, lest perauenture he putte his hond, and take of the tre of lijf, and ete, and lyue with outen ende.

Genesis 6:5
Sotheli God seiy that myche malice of men was in erthe, and that al the thouyt of herte was ententif to yuel in al tyme,

Genesis 8:21
And the Lord sauerede the odour of swetnesse, and seide to hym, Y schal no more curse the erthe for men, for the wit and thouyt of mannus herte ben redi in to yuel fro yong wexynge age; therfor Y schal no more smyte ech lyuynge soule as Y dide;

Genesis 9:19
These thre weren the sones of Noe, and al the kynde of men was sowun of hem on al erthe.

Genesis 11:1
Forsothe the lond was of o langage, and of the same speche.

Genesis 11:4
and seiden, Come ye, and make we to vs a citee and tour, whos hiynesse stretche `til to heuene; and make we solempne oure name bifor that we be departid in to alle londis.

Judges 10:14
Go ye, and clepe goddis whiche ye han chose; delyuere thei you in the tyme of angwisch.

1 Kings 18:27
And whanne it was thanne myddai, Elie scornede hem, and seide, Crie ye with gretter vois, for Baal is youre god, and in hap he spekith with an other, ethir he is in a herborgerie, ether in weie, ether certis he slepith, that he be reisid.

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Therfor, thou yonge man, be glad in thi yongthe, and thin herte be in good in the daies of thi yongthe, and go thou in the weies of thin herte, and in the biholdyng of thin iyen; and wite thou, that for alle these thingis God shal brynge thee in to doom.

Luke 1:51
He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte.

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.