The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand six hundred. ] Who were the commanders and principal officers of his army; and such a number supposed a large army, as follows.
10
He built towers in the wilderness and hewed out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
11
Moreover Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by the secretary Jeiel and the officer Maaseiah, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.
12
The whole number of the heads of ancestral houses of mighty warriors was two thousand six hundred.
13
Under their command was an army of three hundred seven thousand five hundred, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14
Uzziah provided for all the army the shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
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