2 Chronicles 26:13
in 2 Chronicles 26Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
⋯
This verse in 2 Chronicles 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
an host of fighting men
on 2 Chronicles 26:11-15
Chronicles alone gives the army's organization: Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler keep the muster under Hananiah, two thousand six hundred chief officers over three hundred seven thousand five hundred men, more than his father Amaziah's army by seven thousand five hundred, per 2 Chr 25:5. Uzziah arms them with shields, spears, helmets, habergeons, bows and slings, then adds engines invented by cunning men on the towers and bulwarks to shoot arrows and great stones, an early notice of siege technology the commentators compare to the later Roman ballista and catapult. His name spread far abroad, for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong closes the buildup and sets up the turn the next verse makes.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred,.... Which was larger than that in his father's time by 7500, 2Ch 25:5 besides officers: that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy; they were ready to fight, and fight valiantly, whenever the king had any occasion for them, or the land was invaded.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Compare 2Ch 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.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and [was] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יָדָם֩ | yadam | hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| חֵ֨יל | cheil | an army of | H2428 → | 246 times |
| צָבָ֜א | tzava' | war | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁלֹ֧שׁ | shelosh | three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| מֵא֣וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| אֶ֗לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת | veshivat | and seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| אֲלָפִים֙ | ʾalafim | thousand<s> | H505 → | 505 times |
| וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ | vachamesh | and five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מֵא֔וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| עוֹשֵׂ֥י | osei | doers of | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מִלְחָמָ֖ה | milchamah | battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| בְּכֹ֣חַ | bekhoach | with power of | H3581 → | 126 times |
| חָ֑יִל | chayil | strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
| לַעְזֹ֥ר | la'zor | to help | H5826 → | 81 times |
| לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | lamelekh | <to> the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָאוֹיֵֽב׃ | haoyev | the enemy | H341 → | 282 times |
וְעַל־and [was] on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יָדָם֩hand their
yadamH3027 →1618 times
חֵ֨ילan army of
cheilH2428 →246 times
צָבָ֜אwar
tzava'H6635 →485 times
שְׁלֹ֧שׁthree
sheloshH7969 →432 times
מֵא֣וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
אֶ֗לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְשִׁבְעַ֤תand seven
veshivatH7651 →394 times
אֲלָפִים֙thousand<s>
ʾalafimH505 →505 times
וַחֲמֵ֣שׁand five
vachameshH2568 →343 times
מֵא֔וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
עוֹשֵׂ֥יdoers of
oseiH6213 →2628 times
מִלְחָמָ֖הbattle
milchamahH4421 →320 times
בְּכֹ֣חַwith power of
bekhoachH3581 →126 times
חָ֑יִלstrength
chayilH2428 →246 times
לַעְזֹ֥רto help
la'zorH5826 →81 times
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ<to> the king
lamelekhH4428 →2525 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָאוֹיֵֽב׃the enemy
haoyevH341 →282 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 25:5Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 11:1
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 17:14–18
These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:3
You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
- 2 Chronicles 11:1
Through
2 Chronicles 14:8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
- 2 Chronicles 13:3
Through
2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 12:21–24
And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of…
- 1 Kings 12:21–24
Through
2 Chronicles 13:3Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:1–3
Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
- 2 Chronicles 26:12–13
The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.
- 2 Chronicles 14:8–9
Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
- 1 Samuel 17:1–3
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
