He built even. — And he built — i.e., fortified.
Beth-lehem. — Beit-lahm, on a rocky eminence, two hours south of Jerusalem (Genesis 35:19; Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6). The birthplace of David and of Christ.
Etam. — Ain Attân; different from the place mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:32 and Judges 15:8, which lay in Simeonite territory.
Tekoa. — Teku’a; ruins on a hill two hours south of Bethlehem. (See Joshua 15:59, Note.)