2 Chronicles 17:18

18 And next to him [was] Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for the war.

2 Chronicles 17:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:18

And next to him, was Jehozabad
According to the Targum he encamped next him:

and with him one hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war;
being able bodied men, well disciplined, valiant, and well armed; these numbers of Judah and Benjamin put together amount to 1,160,000 men, whereas Asa only brought into the field 580,000; but it should be considered there had been a long time of peace, many had come off from the ten tribes to Judah, and the promise of multiplying the seed of Abraham was eminently fulfilled.

2 Chronicles 17:18 In-Context

16 And next to him [was] Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

18 And next to him [was] Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for the war.

19 These waited on the king, besides [those] whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.