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.
10
He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock, likewise in the Sh'felah and the coastal plain. He had farmers and vineyard-workers in the hills and in the fertile lands, because he loved the soil.
11
'Uziyahu had a standing army of fit soldiers divided into units according to the census taken by the secretary Ye'i'el and the officer Ma'aseiyah, under the direction of Hananyah, one of the king's officials.
12
The total number of clan heads over these strong, brave men was 2,600.
13
They directed a trained army of 307,500 fighting men, a strong force supporting the king in war against the enemy.
14
'Uziyahu equipped them, the whole army, with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones.
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