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2 Chronicles 8:4

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

KJV

Et ædificavit Palmyram in deserto, et alias civitates munitissimas ædificavit in Emath.

Vulgate

καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν Θοεδομὸρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ πάσας τὰς πὸλεις τὰς ὀχυρὰς ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν Ἡμάθ.

LXX

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

ASV

וַ/יִּ֥בֶן אֶת תַּדְמֹ֖ר בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר וְ/אֵת֙ כָּל עָרֵ֣י הַֽ/מִּסְכְּנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּ/חֲמָֽת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
חֲמָ֑ת
chmt
proper_noun · 35×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִּדְבָּ֑ר
mdbr
noun · 270×
מִּסְכְּנוֹת֙
msknvt
noun · 7×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
תַּדְמֹ֥ר
tdmr
proper_noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 8:9 — When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
  • Exod 1:11 — Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.