2 Chronicles 17:14

14 Their enrollment by families was as follows: From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men;

2 Chronicles 17:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
ESV
14 This was the muster of them by fathers' houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor;
NLT
14 His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah.
MSG
14 The captains of the military units of Judah, classified according to families, were: Captain Adnah with 300,000 soldiers;
CSB
14 These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander and 300,000 brave warriors with him;

2 Chronicles 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:14

And these are the numbers of them, according to the house of
their fathers
Both of the tribe of Judah and of Benjamin: and first

of Judah, the captains of thousands;
some had 1000 men under them, and some one hundred:

Adnah the chief;
he was the principal commander or general of them:

and with him mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand;
such a number was under his command.

2 Chronicles 17:14 In-Context

12 Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah
13 and had large supplies in the towns of Judah. He also kept experienced fighting men in Jerusalem.
14 Their enrollment by families was as follows: From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men;
15 next, Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
16 next, Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered himself for the service of the LORD, with 200,000.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 2 Samuel 24:2
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