2 Chronicles 11:6–8
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
He built euen Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph,
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From verse 6
- 1 Chronicles 4:32Rank 1 from verse 6
- 1 Samuel 17:12Rank 2 from verse 6
12¶ Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
12¶ Now Dauid was *the sonne of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Iudah, whose name was Iesse, and hee had eight sonnes: and the man went among men for an old man in the dayes of Saul.
- 2 Chronicles 20:20Rank 3 from verse 6
20¶ And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
20¶ And they rose early in the morning, and went foorth into the wildernesse of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Iehoshaphat stood and said, Heare me, O Iudah, and yee inhabitants of Ierusalem; *Beleeue in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; beleeue his Prophets, so shall yee prosper.
- 2 Samuel 14:2Rank 4 from verse 6
2And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
2And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and fetcht thence a wise woman, and said vnto her, I pray thee, faine thy selfe to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thy selfe with oile, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
1THE words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
1¶ The wordes of Amos, who was among the heardmen of Tekoa, which hee sawe concerning Israel, in the daies of Uzziah King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash king of Israel, two yere before the *earthquake.
- Genesis 35:19Rank 6 from verse 6
- Jeremiah 6:1Rank 7 from verse 6
1O YE children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
1¶ O yee children of Beniamin, gather your selues to flee out of the middest of Ierusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa: and set vp a signe of fire in Beth-haccerem: for euill appeareth out of the North, and great destruction.
- Judges 15:8Rank 8 from verse 6
- Matthew 2:5–6Rank 9 from verse 6
5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
5And they said vnto him, In Bethlehem of Iudea: For thus it is written by the Prophet;
6*And thou Bethlehem in the land of Iuda, art not the least among the Princes of Iuda: for out of thee shall come a Gouernour, that shall ‖rule my people Israel.
- Nehemiah 3:27Rank 10 from verse 6
- Nehemiah 3:5Rank 11 from verse 6
From verse 7
- Joshua 15:35Rank 1 from verse 7
- 1 Samuel 22:1Rank 2 from verse 7
1DAVID therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
1¶ Dauid therefore departed thence, and escaped to the caue Adullam: and when his brethren, and all his fathers house heard it, they went downe thither to him.
- 2 Samuel 23:13Rank 3 from verse 7
13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
13And ‖three of the thirtie chiefe went downe and came to Dauid in the haruest time, vnto the caue of Adullam: and the troupe of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
- Joshua 12:15Rank 4 from verse 7
- Joshua 15:58Rank 5 from verse 7
- Micah 1:15Rank 6 from verse 7
From verse 8
- 1 Chronicles 18:1Rank 1 from verse 8
1NOW after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
1¶ Now after this, *it came to passe, that Dauid smote the Philistines & subdued them, and tooke Gath, and her townes out of the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 23:14Rank 2 from verse 8
14And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
14And Dauid abode in the wildernesse in strong holds, and remained in a mountaine in the wildernes of Ziph: and Saul sought him euery day, but God deliuered him not into his hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:19Rank 3 from verse 8
19¶ Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
19¶ Then came vp the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not Dauid hide himselfe with vs in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is †on the South of ‖Ieshimon?
- Joshua 15:24Rank 4 from verse 8
- Joshua 15:44Rank 5 from verse 8
- Psalms 54:1Rank 6 from verse 8
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2 Chronicles 11:6
Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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5¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
5¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and built cities for defence in Iudah.
6He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
6He built euen Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Selected passage7And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
7And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Selected passage8And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
8And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph,
Selected passage9And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
9And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,