2 Chronicles 26:11

11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by the secretary Jeiel and the officer Maaseiah, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.

2 Chronicles 26:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:11

Moreover, Uzziah had an host of fighting men
A standing army:

that went out to war by bands;
to annoy his enemies, and to scour the country from thieves and robbers, that came in troops to plunder:

according to the number of their account, by the hand of Jeiel the
scribe;
the secretary of war, who ordered these bands, settled their number, and directed their destination:

and Maaseiah the ruler;
or officer over them, a lieutenant:

under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains;
that had the command of them, or at least of one of them.

2 Chronicles 26:11 In-Context

9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and fortified them.

10 He built towers in the wilderness and hewed out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by the secretary Jeiel and the officer Maaseiah, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.

12 The whole number of the heads of ancestral houses of mighty warriors was two thousand six hundred.

13 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.