John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:5
Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether ,.... Only mention is made of the latter in 1 Kings 9:17 , fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars ; fortified cities in the tribe of Ephraim. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:1-11
This we had 1 Kgs. 9:10-24, and therefore shall only observe here, I. Though Solomon was a man of great learning and knowledge, yet he spent his days, not in contemplation, but in action, not in his study, but in his country, in building cities and fortifying them, in a time of peace preparing for a time of war, which is as much a man's business as it is in summer to provide food for winter. II. As he was a man of business himself, and did not consult his own ease, so he employed a great many... read more