2 Chronicles 26:12

12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and 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 built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: [and he had] farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved farming.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
13 Under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14 Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
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