2 Chronicles 8:5

3 And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

4 ^aHe also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in ^bHamath.

5 He built Upper Beth Horon and ^aLower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

6 also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon ^adesired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

7 ^aAll the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel—

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 8:5

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American Standard Version
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Amplified® Bible
Also he built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

Contemporary English Version
He strengthened Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon by adding walls and gates that could be locked.

Darby English Version
And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Good News Bible
Solomon also rebuilt the following cities: Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon (fortified cities with gates that could be barred),

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

New American Standard Bible
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities {with} walls, gates and bars;

New International Version
He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,

New King James Version
He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;

Revised Standard Version
He also built Upper Beth-hor'on and Lower Beth-hor'on, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

Young's Literal Translation
And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --

New English Translation
He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,¹

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