12 He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

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

12 He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.

12 Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

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.

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

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

12 In each city he stored shields and spears. He made the cities very secure. So Rehoboam held on to Judah and Benjamin. 

12 He also put large shields and spears in each and every city to make them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

12 He also put large shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

12 And in all the cities he put shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.

12 He put shields and spears in all of those cities. He made them very strong. So he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.

12 He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.