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. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine. In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. 13The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided. 14The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the Lord’s priests.

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 26:14Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.
• 2 Samuel 13:19Then Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went on her way, wailing as she went.
• 2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack 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
• 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