2 Chronicles 12:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.”

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BSBPD

“And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and it cometh to pass, from the time of the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners have come in and lifted them up, and brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 12:11 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 14:28And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would bear the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.

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