2 Chronicles 11:6

New Century Version

He built up the cities of Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Cross References

Amos 1:1

These are the words of Amos, one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa. He saw this vision about Israel two years before the earthquake. It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

Jeremiah 6:1

“Run for your lives, people of Benjamin! Run away from Jerusalem! Blow the war trumpet in the town of Tekoa! Raise the warning flag over the town of Beth Hakkerem! Disaster is coming from the north; terrible destruction is coming to you.

Nehemiah 3:27

Next to them, the people of Tekoa repaired the wall from the great tower that extends from the palace to the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:5

The people from Tekoa made repairs next to them, but the leading men of Tekoa would not work under their supervisors.

2 Chronicles 20:20

Jehoshaphat’s army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will stand strong. Have faith in his prophets, and you will succeed.”

1 Chronicles 4:32

The five villages near these cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died.

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.

Judges 15:8

Samson attacked the Philistines and killed many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock of Etam.

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath, a district of Bethlehem,

2 Chronicles 11:5

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built strong cities in Judah to defend it.

2 Chronicles 11:7

Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

1 Chronicles 4:3

Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah. Hur was the leader of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.