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2 Chronicles 8:5

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Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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  1. 1 Chronicles 7:24Rank 1 from verse 5
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    24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)

  2. 2 Chronicles 14:7Rank 2 from verse 5
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    7Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

  3. Joshua 16:3Rank 3 from verse 5
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    3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

  4. Joshua 16:5Rank 4 from verse 5
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    5¶ And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;

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2 Chronicles 8:5

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upper

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Situated above another, higher in place, or belonging to the higher part.

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nether

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Lower, underneath, below, or situated in the lower part, in contrast with upper.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fenced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fence, meaning to enclose, guard, or fortify.

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gates

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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

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bars

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Sense 1: Rigid rods, crosspieces, or bolts used to join, strengthen, close, or secure a structure or gate. Sense 2: Figuratively, strong barriers, bonds, or restraints.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

5Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

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