2 Chronicles 17:16

16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, ¹a volunteer for the service of the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor.

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 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;

15 and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;

16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor.

17 Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bow and shield;

18 and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war.

Cross References

• 1. Judges 5:2, 9; Nehemiah 11:2