2 Chronicles 11:6

New American Bible - revised edition

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Thus Rachel died; and she was buried on the road to Ephrath (now Bethlehem).

2 Samuel 14:2

Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, to whom he said: “Pretend to be in mourning. Put on mourning apparel and do not anoint yourself with oil, that you may appear to be a woman who has long been mourning someone dead.

1 Chronicles 4:3

These were the sons of Hareph, the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

1 Chronicles 4:32

and their villages. Etam, also, and Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,

2 Chronicles 11:5

Rehoboam took up residence in Jerusalem and built fortified cities in Judah.

2 Chronicles 11:7

Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

2 Chronicles 20:20

Early in the morning they went out to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were going out, Jehoshaphat halted and said: “Listen to me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Let your faith in the Lord, your God, be firm, and you will be firm. Have faith in his prophets and you will succeed.”

Nehemiah 3:27

After him, the Tekoites repaired the adjoining sector opposite the great projecting tower, to the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:5

Next to him the Tekoites carried out the work of repair; however, some of their most powerful men would not submit to the labor asked by their masters.

Jeremiah 6:1

Seek refuge, Benjaminites, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, raise a signal over Beth-haccherem; For disaster threatens from the north, and mighty destruction.

Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, who was one of the sheepbreeders from Tekoa, which he received in a vision concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Judges 15:8

And he struck them hip and thigh—a great slaughter. Then he went down and stayed in a cleft of the crag of Etam.

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah who had eight sons. In the days of Saul Jesse was old and well on in years.