When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilised the house of Judah and Benjamin #– #one hundred and eighty thousand fit young soldiers #– #to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam.
2 Chronicles 26:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Under their authority was an army of 307,500 equipped for combat, a powerful force to help the king against the enemy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilised the house of Judah and Benjamin #– #one hundred and eighty thousand fit young soldiers #– #to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam.
When Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he abandoned the law of the Lord #– #he and all Israel with him.
Abijah set his army of warriors in order with four hundred thousand fit young men. Jeroboam arranged his mighty army of eight hundred thousand fit young men in battle formation against him.
So he said to the people of Judah, ‘Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God. We sought him and he gave us rest on every side.’ So they built and succeeded.
Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.
Then Amaziah gathered Judah and assembled them according to ancestral families, according to commanders of thousands, and according to commanders of hundreds. He numbered those twenty years old or more for all Judah and Benjamin. He found there to be three hundred thousand fit young men who could serve in the army, bearing spear and shield.
Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armour, bows, and slingstones.