“Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;”
He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, — Solomon fortified the Beth-horon cities (northern strategic locations), constructing walls, gates (שָׁעַר), and bars (בְרִיחַ). The military infrastructure controlled approaches to his realm.
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