Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 11:7
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records a king fortifying towns in the territory of Judah following the northern tribes' secession. The text lists these locations as a direct continuation of the building campaign begun in the preceding verse.
The words — בֵּֽית צוּר (beit-tzur) = "house of rock" or "fortress," and שׂוֹכוֹ (socho) = "Socoh," a known Judahite settlement. The Hebrew particle וְ/אֶת (ve./'et) marks each name as a direct object of the preceding verb "he built up."
The thread — These same locations appear in Joshua 15:35, Joshua 15:58, and Joshua 12:15 as part of Judah's tribal allotment and defeated kings' territories. The Chronicles list confirms the continued occupation and strategic reuse of these pre-exilic border towns.
Why it lands — The verse demands precise geographical tracking rather than abstract reflection. It asks the reader to observe how political consolidation relies on controlling named, mapped terrain.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
- Joshua 12:15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
- Joshua 15:58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
- 1 Samuel 22:1 So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
- 2 Samuel 23:13 At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
- Micah 1:15 I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.