2 Chronicles 26:13

2 Chronicles 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
• New International Version (NIV)Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:13

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. 12There were 2,600 family leaders who led the groups of soldiers. Together 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. 15Men in Jerusalem who had special skills built machines that could shoot arrows and big stones. Uzziah put them on the towers and at the corners of the walls around Jerusalem. God helped him in many ways, so that he became very famous and powerful.

2 Chronicles 26:13 word by word

וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל לַעְזֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הָאוֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And under their handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• an armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
• an armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• that madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• with mightyחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• to helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• against the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 26:13

• 2 Chronicles 11:1Rehoboam arrived back in Jerusalem. He brought together all the men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin who knew how to fight. There were 180,000 of them. Rehoboam wanted to attack the Israelite tribes so that he could rule them again as king.
• 2 Chronicles 13:3Abijah attacked with an army of 400,000 brave soldiers that he had chosen. Jeroboam prepared to fight against him with 800,000 strong brave soldiers that he had chosen.
• 2 Chronicles 14:8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah. They carried big shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin's tribe. Those men carried small shields and they could shoot arrows with their bows. They were all brave soldiers who could fight well.
• 2 Chronicles 17:14These are the groups of the soldiers in each clan: From Judah's tribe, the officer who led the soldiers was Adnah. He had authority over 300,000 soldiers, in groups of 1,000.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Compare 2 Chronicles 25:5. It will be seen that Uzziah had not added much to the military strength of the nation by his conquests. His army exceeds that of his father Amaziah by 7,500 men only.Read the comment
• 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 26:13

• Armies
• Blessing
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Fighting
• Mighty
• TiglathPileser III.
• Army
• Chronicles, Books of
• Judah, Kingdom of
• 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