He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
- BSB He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
- ESV And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
- NKJV Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
- NASB He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
- NLT He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.
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- 2 Sam 13:19Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
- 2 Chr 32:5He took courage, built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, with the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in David’s city, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
- 2 Chr 26:14–15Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
- 2 Sam 13:22Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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