2-chronicles 8:5

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks;

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

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

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Definitions for 2-chronicles 8:5

Fenced - Fortified; protected.
Nether - Lower.

Barnes's 2-chronicles 8:5 Bible Commentary

Built - "Rebuilt," or "repaired" (as in 2 Chronicles 8:2). The two Beth-borons were both ancient cities (see Joshua 10:10 note).