2 Chronicles 8:5
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And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.

Beth-horon

Joshua 16:3,5 And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea: . . .

1 Chronicles 7:24 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.

Context
Solomon's Additional Accomplishments
4And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong cities in Emath. 5And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.6Balaath also and all the strong cities that were Solomon's, and all the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen. All that Solomon had a mind, and designed, he built in Jerusalem and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.…
Cross References
1 Kings 9:17
So Solomon built Gazer, and Bethhoron the nether,

1 Chronicles 7:24
And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.

2 Chronicles 8:4
And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong cities in Emath.

2 Chronicles 8:6
Balaath also and all the strong cities that were Solomon's, and all the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen. All that Solomon had a mind, and designed, he built in Jerusalem and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.

2 Chronicles 14:7
And he said to Juda: Let us build these cities, and compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars, while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was no hinderance in building.

Lexicon
He rebuilt
וַיִּ֜בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

Upper
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן (hā·‘el·yō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5945: An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme

and Lower
הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן (hat·taḥ·tō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8481: Lower, lowest

Beth-horon
חוֹר֖וֹן (ḥō·w·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1032: Beth-horon -- 'place of a hollow', two adjoining cities in Palestine

as fortified
מָצ֔וֹר (mā·ṣō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness

cities
עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

with walls,
חוֹמ֖וֹת (ḥō·w·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection

gates,
דְּלָתַ֥יִם (də·lā·ṯa·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

and bars,
וּבְרִֽיחַ׃ (ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1280: A bolt


Additional Translations
He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

And he built Baethoron the upper, and Baethoron the lower, strong cities, —they had walls, gates, and bars;

And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --
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