Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
New American Standard Bible
He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
King James Version
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
Holman Bible
He also put large shields and spears in each and every city to make them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
International Standard Version
He also stockpiled shields and spears in every city and fortified them greatly to secure his rule over Judah and Benjamin.
A Conservative Version
And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
American Standard Version
And in every city he put'shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
Amplified
And in each city he put [large] shields and spears, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
Bible in Basic English
And in every town he put stores of body-covers and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
Darby Translation
and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
Julia Smith Translation
And in every city and city, shields and spears, and he will strengthen them very greatly, and there will be to him Judah and Benjamin.
King James 2000
And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And in all the cities [he put] shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.
Modern King James verseion
And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he ordained in all cities shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And so Judah and Benjamin were under him.
NET Bible
In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
The Emphasized Bible
and, in every several city, shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong, - thus Judah and Benjamin remained his.
Webster
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
World English Bible
In every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.
Themes
the Armies of israel » Often supplied with arms from public armories
Armory » In different parts of the kingdom
military Arms » Were provided » From the public arsenals
Cities » Furnished with stores
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Builds fortified cities; is temporarily prosperous
Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance
Interlinear
Rabah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 11:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rehoboam Fortifies Cities In Judah
11 He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine. 12 He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. 13 The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:19
Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
2 Samuel 13:22
Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
2 Chronicles 26:14-15
Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
2 Chronicles 32:5
He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.