2 Chronicles 17:18

18 after him, Jehozabad and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready and prepared for the war.

2 Chronicles 17:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:18

And next to him, was Jehozabad
According to the Targum he encamped next him:

and with him one hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war;
being able bodied men, well disciplined, valiant, and well armed; these numbers of Judah and Benjamin put together amount to 1,160,000 men, whereas Asa only brought into the field 580,000; but it should be considered there had been a long time of peace, many had come off from the ten tribes to Judah, and the promise of multiplying the seed of Abraham was eminently fulfilled.

2 Chronicles 17:18 In-Context

16 after him, Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
17 of Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
18 after him, Jehozabad and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready and prepared for the war.
19 These were servants of the king, besides those whom the king had put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
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