And number thee an army like the army that thou hast lost,
&c.] Raise an army of an equal number, which they supposed he was able to do:
horse for horse and chariot for chariot;
as many horses and chariots as he had before:
and we will fight against them in the plain;
where they could make use of their horses and chariots to greater advantage than on hills and mountains, see ( Judges 1:19 )
and surely we shall be stronger than they;
and beat them:
and he hearkened unto their voice, and did so;
took their counsel, and prepared an army, and placed captains in it instead of kings.