2 Chronicles 26:12

12 The grand total of family heads in charge of these courageous warriors was twenty-six hundred.

2 Chronicles 26:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:12

The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men
of valour were two thousand six hundred.
] Who were the commanders and principal officers of his army; and such a number supposed a large army, as follows.

2 Chronicles 26:12 In-Context

10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many wells for his large herds in the lowlands and the plain. He had many workers who tended his farms and vineyards, because he loved the soil.
11 Uzziah had a standing army equipped for combat whose units went to war according to the number determined by the scribe Jeiel and Maaseiah, an officer under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's officials.
12 The grand total of family heads in charge of these courageous warriors was twenty-six hundred.
13 They commanded an army of three hundred seven thousand five hundred. They formed a powerful force that could support the king against the enemy.
14 Uzziah supplied the entire force with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and sling stones.
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