2 Chronicles 11:12

12 and in all the cities he put shields and spears. He fortified them greatly, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

2 Chronicles 11:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 11:12

And in every several city he put shields and spears
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.

2 Chronicles 11:12 In-Context

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 provisions and wine and oil;

12 and in all the cities he put shields and spears. He fortified them greatly, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel gathered unto him out of all their borders.

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