2 Chronicles 13:3

3 cumque inisset Abia certamen et haberet bellicosissimos viros et electorum quadringenta milia Hieroboam instruxit e contra aciem octingenta milia virorum qui et ipsi electi erant et ad bella fortissimi

2 Chronicles 13:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:3

And Abijah set the battle in array, with an army of valiant man
of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men
Collected such an army of select men, led them into his enemy's country, and set them in order of battle:

and Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him, with eight
hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour;
double the number of Abijah s army, he having ten tribes to collect out of, and Abijah but two.

2 Chronicles 13:3 In-Context

1 anno octavodecimo regis Hieroboam regnavit Abia super Iudam

2 tribus annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomenque matris eius Michaia filia Urihel de Gabaa et erat bellum inter Abia et Hieroboam

3 cumque inisset Abia certamen et haberet bellicosissimos viros et electorum quadringenta milia Hieroboam instruxit e contra aciem octingenta milia virorum qui et ipsi electi erant et ad bella fortissimi

4 stetit igitur Abia super montem Someron qui erat in Ephraim et ait audi Hieroboam et omnis Israhel

5 num ignoratis quod Dominus Deus Israhel dederit regnum David super Israhel in sempiternum ipsi et filiis eius pactum salis