KJV
ASV
12. And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
ESV
12. And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
ERVEN
12. Also, he put shields and spears in every city and made the cities very strong. He kept the peoples and cities of Judah and Benjamin under his control.
NLT
12. He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.
WEB
12. In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
NET
12. In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
NLV
12. And he put battle-coverings and spears in every city and made them very strong. So he kept Judah and Benjamin.
HCSB
12. He also put large shields and spears in each and every city to make them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
YLT
12. and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.
LITV
12. And he put in every city bucklers and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
RV
12. And in every several city {cf15i he put} shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
NCV
12. Also, Rehoboam put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. Rehoboam kept the people of Judah and Benjamin under his control.
MKJV
12. And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.
AKJV
12. And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
LXXEN
12. shields and spears in every several city, and he fortified them [Or, in great numbers] very strongly, and he had on his side Juda and Benjamin.
KJV
12. And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
AMP
12. And in each city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
KJVP
12. And in every H3605 WB-CMS several city H5892 GFS [ he ] [ put ] shields H6793 and spears H7420 , and made them exceeding strong H2388 , having H1961 W-VQY3MS Judah H3063 and Benjamin H1144 on his side .
YLT
12. and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.
ASV
12. And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
WEB
12. In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
NASB
12. In every city were shields and spears, and he made them very strong. Thus Judah and Benjamin remained his.
ESV
12. And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
RV
12. And in every several city {cf15i he put} shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
RSV
12. And he put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
NKJV
12. Also in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
MKJV
12. And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.
AKJV
12. And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
NRSV
12. He also put large shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
NIV
12. He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
NIRV
12. He put shields and spears in all of those cities. He made them very strong. So he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
NLT
12. He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.
MSG
12. He installed arms--large shields and spears--in all the forts, making them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were secure for the time.
GNB
12. and also shields and spears. In this way he kept Judah and Benjamin under his control.
NET
12. In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
ERVEN
12. Also, he put shields and spears in every city and made the cities very strong. He kept the peoples and cities of Judah and Benjamin under his control.