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 desert. He dug holes in the ground to contain water. He needed water for his animals on the low hills and in the valleys, because he had many of them. He also enjoyed growing crops. He had men who worked in the fields and in the vineyards. These were on the hills and in places where crops would grow well. 11Uzziah had an army of soldiers who were ready to fight battles. The king's secretary, Jeiel, and his officer, Maaseiah, put the soldiers into groups. They counted the soldiers in each group. Hananiah was the army captain who had authority over them. There were 2,600 family leaders who led the groups of soldiers. 13Together they led 307,500 soldiers who knew how to fight well. They were a powerful army that could keep the king safe against his enemies. 14Uzziah gave shields, spears, helmets and armour to the whole army. He also gave them bows and arrows, and stones to put in their slings.

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