2 Chronicles 11:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

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  • 2 Sam 13:19 : 19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
  • 2 Sam 13:22 : 22 And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
  • 2 Chr 26:14-15 : 14 Uzziah prepared for the entire army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. 15 He made engines in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. His fame spread far, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 He also strengthened himself, and rebuilt all the wall that was broken, and raised it to the towers, and built another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

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  • 2 Chr 11:10-11
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    85%

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

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

  • 2 Chr 32:5-6
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    77%

    5He also strengthened himself, and rebuilt all the wall that was broken, and raised it to the towers, and built another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

    6And he appointed captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the open space at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

  • 2 Chr 17:1-2
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    76%

    1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

    2And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

  • 2 Chr 27:4
    74%

    4Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests, he built fortresses and towers.

  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    12And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great; and he built castles and storage cities in Judah.

    13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-8
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    73%

    6And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

    7Therefore he said to Judah, 'Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet at peace; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

    8And Asa had an army of men who carried shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, those who carried shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • Neh 4:16
    72%

    16And it came to pass from that time on, that half of my servants did the work, and the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the armor; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    72%

    14After this, he built a wall outside the city of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, reaching the entrance of the Fish Gate, and encircled Ophel, raising it to a great height, and put commanders of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 11:13
    72%

    13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all their territories.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
    72%

    4And he took the fortified cities of Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 17:17-19
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    17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields.

    18And beside him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war.

    19These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

  • 2 Chr 15:9
    72%

    9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon, for they joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    71%

    6And he went out and fought against the Philistines, breaking down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod among the Philistines.

  • 2 Chr 26:13-15
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    71%

    13Under their command was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.

    14Uzziah prepared for the entire army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

    15He made engines in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. His fame spread far, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

  • 2 Kgs 11:10
    71%

    10The priest gave to the captains over hundreds King David's spears and shields that were in the temple of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    71%

    5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    71%

    16Then some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.

  • 2 Chr 19:5
    70%

    5And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

  • 1 Chr 12:24
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    24The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred armed for war.

  • Neh 11:36
    70%

    36And of the Levites were divisions in Judah and in Benjamin.

  • 2 Chr 11:23
    70%

    23He acted wisely and dispersed of all his children throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city, and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he desired many wives.

  • 2 Chr 23:9-10
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    70%

    9Moreover Jehoiada the priest gave the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had belonged to King David, which were in the house of God.

    10And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, around the king.

  • Neh 4:13
    69%

    13Therefore I set men in the lowest parts behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

  • 1 Chr 11:10
    69%

    10These are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 14:27
    69%

    27And king Rehoboam made in their place bronze shields, and committed them to the hands of the chiefs of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

  • 2 Chr 8:5
    69%

    5Also he built upper Bethhoron and lower Bethhoron, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

  • 2 Chr 34:6
    69%

    6And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

  • Neh 11:3
    69%

    3Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah everyone lived in his own possession, in their cities, namely, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

  • 2 Sam 24:7
    69%

    7And came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.

  • 2 Sam 2:9
    69%

    9And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 12:10
    68%

    10In their place, King Rehoboam made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, who kept the entrance of the king's house.

  • 2 Sam 17:11
    68%

    11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

  • Jer 1:18
    68%

    18For behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

  • Ezra 1:6
    68%

    6And all those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

  • 2 Chr 25:5
    68%

    5Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.

  • 1 Chr 18:7
    68%

    7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    68%

    1When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Sam 8:7
    68%

    7And David took the golden shields that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.