2 Chronicles 17:16

16 at his side was Amasiah, Zichri's son, who volunteered for the LORD with two hundred thousand soldiers.

2 Chronicles 17:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:16

And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri
He encamped next to him, as the Targum:

who willingly offered himself unto the Lord;
to fight the Lord's battles, and without any stipend, as some think; or, as Kimchi, he offered gold and silver to the treasures of the house of the Lord:

and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
the number was 80,000 less than the former; the whole of Judah amounted to 780,000 men.

2 Chronicles 17:16 In-Context

14 registered by their clans as follows: Judah's officers over units of a thousand included Commander Adnah with three hundred thousand soldiers;

15 next to him was Commander Jehohanan with two hundred eighty thousand soldiers;

16 at his side was Amasiah, Zichri's son, who volunteered for the LORD with two hundred thousand soldiers.

17 From Benjamin came a valiant warrior: Eliada, together with two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

18 next to him was Jehozabad, together with one hundred eighty thousand soldiers.