What does 2 Chronicles 11:5 mean?

2 Chronicles 11:5 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

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2 Chronicles 11:5 Meaning

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

Context Explained

3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4Thus 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.

5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

6He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

7And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

Key Themes

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Source: 2 Chronicles 11:5