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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.

Context of 2 Chronicles 11:12

10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11He strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine. He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his. 13The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him. 14The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and came 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

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 provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.
• 2 Samuel 13:19Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.
• 2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for 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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• Rehoboam
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• Benjamin
• Judah
• Devil
• Rehoboam
• Chronicles, Books of
• Judah, Territory of
• Arms, Armor
• commander

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