2 Chronicles 8:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He also builtוַיִּ֜בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
upperהָֽעֶלְיֹ֔ון
(ha·'el·yo·vn,)
5945a: high, upperfrom alah
Beth-horonחֹורֹון֙
(cho·v·ro·vn)
1032: "place of a hollow," two adjoining cities in Pal.from bayith and chor
and lowerהַתַּחְתֹּ֑ון
(hat·tach·to·vn;)
8481: lower, lowestfrom tachath
Beth-horon,חֹורֹ֖ון
(cho·v·ro·vn)
1032: "place of a hollow," two adjoining cities in Pal.from bayith and chor
fortifiedמָצֹ֔ור
(ma·tzo·vr,)
4692: siege enclosure, siege, entrenchmentfrom tsur
citiesעָרֵ֣י
(a·rei)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
[with] walls,חֹומֹ֖ות
(cho·v·mo·vt)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִם
(de·la·ta·yim)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
and bars;וּבְרִֽיחַ׃
(u·ve·ri·ach.)
1280: a barfrom barach


















KJV Lexicon
Also he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Bethhoron
Beyth Chowrown  (bayth kho-rone')
house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine -- Beth-horon.
the upper
'elyown  (el-yone')
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme -- (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).
and Bethhoron
Beyth Chowrown  (bayth kho-rone')
house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine -- Beth-horon.
the nether
tachtown  (takh-tone')
bottommost -- lower(-est), nether(-most).
fenced
matsowr  (maw-tsore')
something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
with walls
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
gates
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
and bars
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;

King James Bible
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon--fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars--

International Standard Version
He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars,

NET Bible
He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.

King James 2000 Bible
Also he built upper Beth-horon, and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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