2 Chronicles 11:12

10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities.

11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.

12 Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

Priests and Levites Move to Judah

13 And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him.

14 For the Levites left ^atheir common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for ^bJeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the Lord.

15 ^aThen he appointed for himself priests for the¹ high places, for ^bthe demons, and ^cthe calf idols which he had made.

16 ^aAnd¹ after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, ^bcame to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

17 So they ^astrengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

The Family of Rehoboam

18 Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of ^aEliah the son of Jesse.

19 And she bore him children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 11:12

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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® Bible
And in each city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

Contemporary English Version
as well as with shields and spears. He used these fortified cities to keep control of Judah and Benjamin.

Darby English Version
and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

Good News Bible
and also shields and spears. In this way he kept Judah and Benjamin under his control.

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.

New American Standard Bible
{He put} shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

New International Version
He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

New King James Version
Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

Revised Standard Version
And he put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

Young's Literal Translation
and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.

New English Translation
In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them.¹ Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

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