New International Version
2 Chronicles 25:5
5Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield.
2 Chronicles 25:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, according to their fathers’ houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them to be three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield.
Context of 2 Chronicles 25:5
3After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king. 4Yet he did not put their children to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children be put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.” Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield. 6He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver. 7But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 252 Chronicles 25:5 word by word
וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣ם לְבֵית־אָב֗וֹת לְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וּלְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת לְכָל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗ם לְמִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וַיִּמְצָאֵ֗ם שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֤לֶף בָּחוּר֙ יוֹצֵ֣א צָבָ֔א אֹחֵ֖ז רֹ֥מַח וְצִנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
- gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and madeעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- them captainsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- over thousandsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- over hundredsמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- according to the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
- and he numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
- them from twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
- and aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- and foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- them threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- choiceבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- to go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: regularH3318
- to warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
- that could handleאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
- spearרֹ֫מַחrômach · spearH7420
- and shieldצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:5
- Exodus 18:25He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
- 1 Samuel 8:12Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
- 1 Chronicles 13:1David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
- 1 Chronicles 27:1This is the list of the Israelites—heads of families, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and their officers, who served the king in all that concerned the army divisions that were on duty month by month throughout the year. Each division consisted of 24,000 men.
- Numbers 1:3You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army.
- 2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.
- 2 Chronicles 14:8Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.
- 2 Chronicles 17:14Their enrollment by families was as follows: From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men;
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Gathered Judah together - He purposed to avenge himself of the Syrians, but wished to know his military strength before he came to a rupture.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Three hundred thousand - Asa‘s army had been nearly twice as numerous, amounting to 580,000 2 Chronicles 14:8. The diminution was due, in part, to wars 2 Chronicles 21:8, 2 Chronicles 21:16; 2 Chronicles 24:23-24; in part, to the general decadence of the kingdom.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Including Benjamin in this list of military officers shows that this tribe was part of the kingdom of Judah then.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Amaziah ... made captains, &c.--As all who were capable of bearing arms were liable to serve, it was quite natural in making up the muster-roll to class them according to their respective families and to appoint the officers of each corps from the same quarter; so that all the soldiers who formed a regiment were brothers, relatives, friends. Thus the Hebrew troops were closely linked together, and had strong inducements to keep steady in their ranks…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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