2 Chronicles 8:2–4
That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and preuailed against it.
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.
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From verse 2
- 1 Kings 9:11–18Rank 1 from verse 2
11(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
11( Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with Cedar trees, and firre trees, and with golde according to al his desire) that then Solomon gaue Hiram twentie cities in the land of Galile.
12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had giuen him, and they †pleased him not.
13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast giuen me, my brother? And he called them the land of †Cabul vnto this day.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixe score talents of gold.
15¶ And this is the reason of the leuie which king Solomon raised, for to build the house of the LORD, and his owne house, and Millo, and the wall of Ierusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone vp, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slaine the Canaanites that dwelt in the citie, and giuen it for a present vnto his daughter Solomons wife.
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wildernesse, in the land.
From verse 3
- 1 Chronicles 18:3Rank 1 from verse 3
- 1 Kings 11:23–25Rank 2 from verse 3
23¶ And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
24And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
25And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
23¶ And *God stirred him vp another aduersary: Rezon, the sonne of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
24And he gathered men vnto him, and became captaine ouer a band, when Dauid slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
25And he was an aduersarie to Israel all the dayes of Solomon, beside the mischiefe that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned ouer Syria.
- 2 Samuel 8:3Rank 3 from verse 3
- Numbers 13:21Rank 4 from verse 3
- Numbers 34:8Rank 5 from verse 3
From verse 4
- 1 Kings 9:17–19Rank 1 from verse 4
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wildernesse, in the land.
19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his charets, and cities for his horsemen, and †that which Solomon disired to build in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
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2 Chronicles 8:2
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Returned, given back, recovered, healed, renewed, or brought back to a former place or condition.
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Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of cause, meaning to make something happen.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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2 Chronicles 8:3
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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2 Chronicles 8:4
Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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wilderness
Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.
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1. An abundance, supply, stock, or reserve. 2. In ‘store city,’ a city where supplies or goods are kept.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1AND it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
1¶ And *it came to passe (at the end of twentie yeeres, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, & his own house)
2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
Selected passage3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
3And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and preuailed against it.
Selected passage4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
4And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.
Selected passage5Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
5Also he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, fensed cities with walles, gates and barres: