The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 11:7 Explained

2 Chronicles 11:7

KJV: And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

YLT: and Beth-Zur, and Shocho, and Adullam,

Darby: and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,

ASV: And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Bethzur,  and Shoco,  and Adullam, 

What does 2 Chronicles 11:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 11

1  Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah
5  He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions
13  The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam,
17  strengthen the kingdom of Judah
18  The wives and children of Rehoboam

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 11:7 mean?

and in Beth Zur Sochoh Adullam
וְאֶת־ בֵּֽית־ צ֥וּר שׂוֹכ֖וֹ עֲדֻלָּֽם

צ֥וּר  Beth  Zur 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־צוּר 
Sense: a place in Judah.
שׂוֹכ֖וֹ  Sochoh 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֹׂוכֹה 
Sense: a town in the lowlands of Judah.
עֲדֻלָּֽם  Adullam 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲדֻלָּם  
Sense: a town of the Canaanites allotted to Judah and lying in the lowlands; site of the cave where David hid.