Key Verse Spotlight
2 Chronicles 11:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.”
2 Chronicles 11:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
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