Revised Version 1895
2 Chronicles 11:11
11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
2 Chronicles 11:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
- New International Version (NIV)He strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
Context of 2 Chronicles 11:11
9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fenced cities. And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine. 12And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. 13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 112 Chronicles 11:11 word by word
וַיְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־הַמְּצֻר֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֤ן בָּהֶם֙ נְגִידִ֔ים וְאֹצְר֥וֹת מַאֲכָ֖ל וְשֶׁ֥מֶן וָיָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:11
- Isaiah 22:10and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall.
- 2 Chronicles 11:23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.
- 2 Chronicles 17:19These were they that waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Store of victual - In these places he laid up stores of provisions, not only to enable them to endure a siege; but also that they might be able, from their situation, to supply desolate places.Read the comment
- 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. 5-115-11. built cities for defence in Judah--This is evidently used as the name of the southern kingdom. Rehoboam, having now a bitter enemy in Israel, deemed it prudent to lose no time in fortifying several cities that lay along the frontier of his kingdom. Jeroboam, on his side, took a similar precaution (1Ki 12:25). Of the fifteen cities named, Aijalon, now Yalo, and Zorah, now Surah, between Jerusalem and Jabneh [Robinson], lay within the province of…Read the comment
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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
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