Bible verse
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
2 Chronicles 11:6 · BSB
The verses around it, from 2 Chronicles 11.
2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
3 “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin
4 that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5 Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
6 He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
KJV
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
ASV
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
ERV
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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