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, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine. He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. 13Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. 14For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 11:12 word by word

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

• He also put shieldsצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
• and spearsרֹ֫מַחrômach · spearH7420
• in allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• and strengthened themחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• greatlyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• So Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• belongedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:12

• 2 Chronicles 26:14Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
• 2 Samuel 13:19And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.
• 2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and 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
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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