The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 11:12 Explained

2 Chronicles 11:12

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Chronicles 11:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 11

1  Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah
5  He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions
13  The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam,
17  strengthen the kingdom of Judah
18  The wives and children of Rehoboam

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 11:12 mean?

And in every city and city [he put] shields and spears and made them strong greatly very and having on his side Judah and Benjamin -
וּבְכָל־ עִ֤יר וָעִיר֙ צִנּ֣וֹת וּרְמָחִ֔ים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיְהִי־ ל֖וֹ יְהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִֽן ס

וּבְכָל־  And  in  every 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עִ֤יר  city 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
וָעִיר֙  and  city 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
צִנּ֣וֹת  [he  put]  shields 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: צִנָּה 
Sense: something piercing, hook, barb.
וּרְמָחִ֔ים  and  spears 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: רֹמַח  
Sense: spear, lance.
וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם  and  made  them  strong 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה  greatly 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
מְאֹ֑ד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
וַיְהִי־  and  having 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
ל֖וֹ  on  his  side 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
יְהוּדָ֥ה  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וּבִנְיָמִֽן  and  Benjamin 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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