2 Chronicles 11:12

2 Chronicles 11:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
• New International Version (NIV)He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

Context of 2 Chronicles 11:12

10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11He strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, [olive] oil, and wine. And in each city he put [large] shields and spears, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin. 13Further, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with Rehoboam from all their districts. 14For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 11:12 word by word

וּבְכָל־עִ֤יר וָעִיר֙ צִנּ֣וֹת וּרְמָחִ֔ים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיְהִי־ל֖וֹ יְהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in every several cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• shieldsצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
• and spearsרֹ֫מַחrômach · spearH7420
• and made them exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• and made them exceedingרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• having Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:12

• 2 Chronicles 26:14Moreover, Uzziah prepared shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and sling stones for the entire army.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Also Hezekiah resolutely set to work and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down, and erected towers on it, and he built another wall outside and strengthened the Millo (fortification) in the City of David, and made a great number of weapons and shields.
• 2 Samuel 13:19So Tamar put dust on her head [in grief] and tore the long-sleeved robe which she had on, and she put her hand on her head and went away crying out [for help].
• 2 Chronicles 11:1Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors to fight against [the ten tribes of] Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-12Rehoboam fortified several towns to defend Judah from the east, south, and west. This protected the valleys leading into the Judean hill country and important crossroads. Rehoboam's first task was to strengthen a small but defensible position. The defensive lines were strategically sensible against an Egyptian attack and likely started before Pharaoh Shishak's invasion in 926 or 925 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-172Ch 11:1-17. Rehoboam, Raising an Army to Subdue Israel, Is Forbidden by Shemaiah. 1-4. Rehoboam ... gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin ... to fight against Israel--(See 1Ki 12:21-24).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 11:12

• Armory
• Cities
• Rehoboam
• Shield

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Judah
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Devil
• Rehoboam
• Chronicles, Books of
• Judah, Territory of
• Arms, Armor

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings