2 Chronicles 11:5
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And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.

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3029-3032 B.C.

975-972
built

2 Chronicles 8:2-6 He built the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. . . .

2 Chronicles 14:6,7 He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace. . . .

2 Chronicles 16:6 Then king Asa took all Juda, and they carried away from Rama the stones, and the timber that Baasa had prepared for the building: and he built with them Gabaa, and Maspha.

2 Chronicles 17:12 And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.

2 Chronicles 26:6 Moreover he went forth and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Geth, and the wall of Jabnia, and the wall of Azotus: and he built towns in Azotus, and among the Philistines.

2 Chronicles 27:4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.

Isaiah 22:8-11 And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest. . . .

Context
Rehoboam Fortifies Judah
5And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.6And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,…
Cross References
2 Chronicles 8:2
He built the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

2 Chronicles 11:6
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,

2 Chronicles 11:23
Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.

2 Chronicles 12:4
And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 14:6
He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace.

2 Chronicles 17:2
And he placed numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of Juda. And he put garrisons in the land of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

2 Chronicles 21:3
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and pensions, with strong cities in Juda: but the kingdom he gave to Joram, because he was the eldest.

2 Chronicles 27:4
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.

Jeremiah 34:7
And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Juda that were left, against Lachis, and against Azecha: for these remained of the cities of Juda, fenced cities.

Lexicon
Rehoboam
רְחַבְעָ֖ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah

continued to live
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in Jerusalem,
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

and he built up
וַיִּ֧בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

cities
עָרִ֛ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

for defense
לְמָצ֖וֹר (lə·mā·ṣō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness

in Judah.
בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ (bî·hū·ḏāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites


Additional Translations
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.And Rehoboam dwelled in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and he built walled cities in Judea.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelleth in Jerusalem, and buildeth cities for a bulwark in Judah,
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