2 Chronicles 8:5

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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This verse speaks in the wider setting of temple and reform as 2 Chronicles unfolds its message.

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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 8:5-6.

2 Chronicles 8:5 2 Chronicles 8:6

Lower Beth-horon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beit Ur al Tahta.
Upper Beth-horon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beit Ur al Fauqa.