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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Chronicles 11:11

He fortified the strongholds, appointed captains in charge of them and supplied them with food, olive oil and wine.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Cities;   Rehoboam;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Cities;   Fortresses;   Oil;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Palestine;   Rehoboam;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Captain;   City;   Rehoboam;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Shishak;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chief;   Fortified Cities;   Gath;   Zorah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Fortification and Siegecraft;   Josheb-Basshebeth;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Oil;   Rehoboam ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shemaiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   City;   Judah, Territory of;   Oil;   Rehoboam;   Wine;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He strengthened their fortifications and put leaders in them with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
Hebrew Names Version
He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
King James Version
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
English Standard Version
He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
New Century Version
When Rehoboam made those cities strong, he put commanders and supplies of food, oil, and wine in them.
New English Translation
He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.
Amplified Bible
He strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, [olive] oil, and wine.
New American Standard Bible
He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and supplies of food, oil, and wine.
World English Bible
He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.
Legacy Standard Bible
He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and stores of food, oil and wine.
Berean Standard Bible
He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
Contemporary English Version
he assigned an army commander to each of them and stocked them with supplies of food, olive oil, and wine,
Darby Translation
And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;
Easy-to-Read Version
When Rehoboam made these cities strong, he put commanders in them. He also put supplies of food, oil, and wine in them.
George Lamsa Translation
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick; and Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise and disguise yourself, and be as a simple woman, that you may not be known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh; behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people.
Good News Translation
He had them strongly fortified and appointed a commander for each of them, and in each one he placed supplies of food, olive oil, and wine,
Lexham English Bible
And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, olive oil, and wine.
Literal Translation
And he made the strongholds stronger, and put commanders in them, and treasures of food and oil and wine.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& he made them stronge, and set prynces therin, & prouyded them of vytayles, oyle and wyne,
American Standard Version
And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
Bible in Basic English
And he made the walled towns strong, and he put captains in them and stores of food, oil, and wine.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he repaired the strong holdes, and put captaynes in them, and store of vittaile, and wine, and oyle:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
King James Version (1611)
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and of oyle and wine.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he fortified them with walls, and placed in them captains, and stores of provisions, oil and wine,
English Revised Version
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde closid tho with wallis, he settide `in tho citees princes, and bernes of metis, that is, of oile, and of wyn.
Update Bible Version
And he fortified the strongholds, and put leaders in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of provisions, and of oil and wine.
New King James Version
And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
New Living Translation
Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
New Life Bible
He made the strong places stronger. He put leaders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
New Revised Standard
He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he strengthened the fortified places, - and put therein captains, and stores of food, and oil and wine;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
Revised Standard Version
He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
Young's Literal Translation
And he strengtheneth the bulwarks, and putteth in them leaders, and treasures of food, and oil, and wine,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and stores of food, oil and wine.

Contextual Overview

1 When Rechav‘am arrived in Yerushalayim, he assembled the house of Y'hudah and Binyamin, 180,000 select soldiers, to fight Isra'el and bring the rulership back to Rechav‘am. 2 But this word of Adonai came to Sh'ma‘yah the man of God: 3 "Speak to Rechav‘am the son of Shlomo, king of Y'hudah, and to all Isra'el in Y'hudah and Binyamin; tell them 4 that this is what Adonai says: ‘You are not to go up and fight your brothers! Every man is to go back home, because this is my doing.'" They paid attention to the words of Adonai and turned back from attacking Yarov‘am. 5 Rechav‘am lived in Yerushalayim and built cities for defense in Y'hudah — 6 he built Beit-Lechem, ‘Eitam, T'koa, 7 Beit-Tzur, Sokho, ‘Adulam, 8 Gat, Mareshah, Zif, 9 Adorayim, Lakhish, ‘Azekah, 10 Tzor‘ah, Ayalon and Hevron; these are fortified cities in Y'hudah and Binyamin.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he fortified: Isaiah 22:10, Isaiah 22:11

captains: 2 Chronicles 11:23, 2 Chronicles 17:19

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:21 - Jeroboam drave 2 Chronicles 17:2 - placed forces 2 Chronicles 33:14 - put Ezekiel 37:16 - For Judah

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them: God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth."
Genesis 9:7
And you people, be fruitful, multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply on it."
Genesis 11:3
They said to one another, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them in the fire." So they had bricks for building-stone and clay for mortar.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city with a tower that has its top reaching up into heaven, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."
Genesis 11:32
Terach lived 205 years, and he died in Haran. Haftarah Noach: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 54:1–55:5 (A); 54:1–10 (S) [Messianic adaptation: commence the reading at 52:13] B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Noach: Mattityahu (Matthew) 24:36–44; Luke 17:26–37; Acts 2:1–16; 1 Kefa (1 Peter) 3:18–22; 2 Kefa (2 Peter) 2:5
Psalms 144:12
Our sons in their youth will be like full-grown saplings, our daughters will be like sculptured pillars fit for the corner of a palace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he fortified the strong holds,.... Of these and other cities:

and put captains in them; garrisons of soldiers, with captains over them to defend them:

and store of victual, and of oil and wine; that they might be able to hold out a siege, should they be attacked.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 11:11. Store of victual — In these places he laid up stores of provisions, not only to enable them to endure a siege; but also that they might be able, from their situation, to supply desolate places.


 
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