2 Chronicles 17:15

15 and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with two hundred eighty thousand,

2 Chronicles 17:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:15

And next to him was Jehohanan the captain
Being of the same rank as to office, but having a lesser number of men under him; and it may respect not any kind of subordination, only nearness of place, as the Targum,

``he that encamped next to him''

and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand;
which number was but 20,000 less than the former.

2 Chronicles 17:15 In-Context

13 He carried out great works in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty warriors, in Jerusalem.

14 This was the muster of them by ancestral houses: Of Judah, the commanders of the thousands: Adnah the commander, with three hundred thousand mighty warriors,

15 and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with two hundred eighty thousand,

16 and next to him Amasiah son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the Lord, with two hundred thousand mighty warriors.

17 Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty warrior, with two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield,