2 Chronicles 17:14

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,

2 Chronicles 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:14

And these are the numbers of them, according to the house of
their fathers
Both of the tribe of Judah and of Benjamin: and first

of Judah, the captains of thousands;
some had 1000 men under them, and some one hundred:

Adnah the chief;
he was the principal commander or general of them:

and with him mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand;
such a number was under his command.

2 Chronicles 17:14 In-Context

12 Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
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.
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