2 Chronicles 17:19

19 These were serving the king, besides [those] whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:19

These waited on the king
Not this vast number of men at one time, but in course, as David's military men waited on him, ( 1 Chronicles 27:1-15 ) or each of these captains, with a proper number of men under them detached from the body; and they were all ready to obey the king's orders whenever he should have occasion for them:

besides those whom the king put into the fenced cities throughout
Judah;
and all together, the militia of the kingdom was very numerous and formidable.

2 Chronicles 17:19 In-Context

17 And from Benjamin: Eliada, a powerful mighty warrior, and with him [were] two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
18 and at his side, Jehozabad, and with him [were] one hundred and eighty thousand armed for war.
19 These were serving the king, besides [those] whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
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