Search & Explore

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

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sheerah.)

And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth –addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;

And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,

And Solomon built Gezer , and Beth–horon the nether,

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.

Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.

And the border went over from thence toward Luz , to the side of Luz , which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth –adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.

And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer : and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

And the Lord discomfited them before Israel , and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon , and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth–horon, and smote them to Azekah , and unto Makkedah .

But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah , from Samaria even unto Beth–horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah : this was the west quarter.

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel , and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah , and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim , spoiling and great destruction.

And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest , was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,