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

10and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities. 11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine; and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his. 13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts; 14for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;

2 Chronicles 11:12 word by word

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

• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• spearsרֹ֫מַחrômach · spearH7420
• madeחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• exceedinglyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• wereהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:12

• 2 Chronicles 26:14And Uzziah prepared for them, throughout the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and even slinging-stones.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5And he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and [built] another wall outside, and fortified the Millo of the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
• 2 Samuel 13:19And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.
• 2 Chronicles 11:1And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again 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
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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