2 Chronicles 26:12

2 Chronicles 26:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The total number of chief officers of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:12

10He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he had a great deal of livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plain. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. 11Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which went into combat by divisions according to the number of their muster as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders. The total number of the heads of the fathers’ households, of valiant men, was 2,600. 13Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. 14Moreover, Uzziah prepared shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and sling stones for the entire army.

2 Chronicles 26:12 word by word

כֹּ֠ל מִסְפַּ֞ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְגִבּ֣וֹרֵי חָ֔יִל אַלְפַּ֖יִם וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The whole numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• two thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14Uzziah had a large and well-equipped army that helped him expand and defend his land. His name appears on a fragment of a text from Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria, which identifies Uzziah as the leader of an alliance.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands--He raised a strong body of militia, divided into companies or regiments of uniform size, which served in rotation. The enumeration was performed by two functionaries expert in the drawing up of military muster-rolls, under the superintendence of Hananiah, one of the high officers of the crown. The army consisted of 307,500 picked men, under the command of two thousand gallant officers, chiefs…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 26:12

• Armies
• Blessing
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Army
• Cast
• Fighting
• Mighty
• TiglathPileser III.
• Chronicles, Books of
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Patriarch; Patriachs
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Zabad

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings