1 Kings 9:17

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“So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,”

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BSBPD

“So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 9:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 10:10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
  2. Joshua 16:3Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
  3. Joshua 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
  4. Joshua 21:22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
  5. 2 Chronicles 8:4He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.

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