2 Chronicles 26:13

13 Under their command was an army of ¹ 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

2 Chronicles 26:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:13

And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and
seven thousand and five hundred
Which was larger than that in his father's time by 7500, ( 2 Chronicles 25:5 ) besides officers:

that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy;
they were ready to fight, and fight valiantly, whenever the king had any occasion for them, or the land was invaded.

2 Chronicles 26:13 In-Context

11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.

12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600.

13 Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

14 And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

15 In Jerusalem he made engines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.

Cross References

• 1. [2 Chronicles 25:5]