2 Chronicles 17:19

19 These were in the service of the king, besides ¹those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:19

These waited on the king
Not this vast number of men at one time, but in course, as David's military men waited on him, ( 1 Chronicles 27:1-15 ) or each of these captains, with a proper number of men under them detached from the body; and they were all ready to obey the king's orders whenever he should have occasion for them:

besides those whom the king put into the fenced cities throughout
Judah;
and all together, the militia of the kingdom was very numerous and formidable.

2 Chronicles 17:19 In-Context

17 Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bow and shield;

18 and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war.

19 These were in the service of the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 2