2 Chronicles 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.”

2 Chronicles 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.”

2 Chronicles 11:12 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. ”

2 Chronicles 11:12 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.”

2 Chronicles 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his. ”

2 Chronicles 11:12 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in all cities he put shieldes and speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.”

2 Chronicles 11:12 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 11:12 in Context — 2 Chronicles 11

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

11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

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

13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord:

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What Does 2 Chronicles 11:12 Mean?

2 Chronicles 11:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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