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2 Chronicles 11:12

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 11:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — 2 Chronicles 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
12And in every 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.
14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest`s office unto Jehovah;
15and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And in every several city he put shields and spears, etc.] Furnished them with these and perhaps other pieces of armour, these being put for all, to defend themselves with against an enemy, and to annoy them: and made them exceeding strong; so that they could not be easily taken: having Judah and Benjamin on his side: which tribes cleaved to one another, and to Rehoboam, and to the kings of the house of David, in later times, as well as to the true religion.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he put shields: Ch2 26:14, Ch2 26:15, Ch2 32:5; Sa2 13:19, Sa2 13:22 having Judah: Ch2 11:1 2 Chronicles 11:13”
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