2 Chronicles 8:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Then Solomon went to Hamath of Zoba and conquered it. 4 He built Tadmor[a] in the wilderness and all the supply cities, which he built in Hamath. 5 (A)He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
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- 8:4 Tadmor: later known as Palmyra, an important caravan city in the Syrian desert. The parallel passage in 1 Kgs 9:18 has “Tamar,” in southern Judah; cf. Ez 47:19; 48:28. But Solomon may well have fortified Tadmor against the Arameans.
2 Chronicles 8:3-5
New International Version
3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.(A) 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(B) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,
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