2 Chronicles 17:15

15 and next to him Jehoha'nan the commander, with two hundred and 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 and he had great stores in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

14 This was the muster of them by fathers' houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with three hundred thousand mighty men of valor,

15 and next to him Jehoha'nan the commander, with two hundred and eighty thousand,

16 and next to him Amasi'ah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the LORD, with two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

17 Of Benjamin: Eli'ada, a mighty man of valor, with two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield,