When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled one hundred eighty thousand chosen troops of the house of Judah and Benjamin to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 Chronicles 26:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Under their command was an army of three hundred seven thousand five hundred, who could make war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Under their command was an army of 307,500 who could fight with mighty power to help the king against the enemy. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible They commanded an army of three hundred seven thousand five hundred. They formed a powerful force that could support the king against the enemy. Catholic Public Domain Version And the entire army under them was three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who were fit for war, and who fought on behalf of the king against the adversaries. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the whole army under them, three hundred and seven thousand five hundred: who were fit for war, and fought for the king against the enemy. |
When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled one hundred eighty thousand chosen troops of the house of Judah and Benjamin to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he grew strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, he and all Israel with him.
Abijah engaged in battle, having an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand picked men; and Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with eight hundred thousand picked mighty warriors.
He said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars; the land is still ours because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah armed with large shields and spears and two hundred eighty thousand troops from Benjamin who carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty warriors.
Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and set them by ancestral houses under commanders of the thousands and of the hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and up and found that they were three hundred thousand picked troops fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.
The whole number of the heads of ancestral houses of mighty warriors was two thousand six hundred.
Uzziah provided for all the army the shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.