2 Chronicles 17:13

13 He had many works in the cities of Yehudah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Yerushalayim.

2 Chronicles 17:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:13

And he had much business in the cities of Judah
Partly in fortifying them, and partly in reforming the inhabitants of them:

and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem;
or by or near unto it, so the particle is rendered, ( Joshua 5:13 ) , they encamped in places adjacent to it; for such a number of men as follows, even 1,160,000, could never be contained in Jerusalem, but must be disposed of in the territories of it; nor did they wait on the king together; but in course, see ( 2 Chronicles 17:19 ) , by which it appears there is no need to suppose any mistake of the transcriber, in any or all of the following sums, as has been suggested ^F17.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 See Maitland's History of London, B. 3. ch. 2. p. 543.

2 Chronicles 17:13 In-Context

11 Some of the Pelishtim brought Yehoshafat presents, and silver for tribute; the `Aravi'im also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

12 Yehoshafat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Yehudah castles and cities of store.

13 He had many works in the cities of Yehudah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Yerushalayim.

14 This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Yehudah, the captains of thousands: `Adnach the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

15 and next to him Yehochanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;