2 Chronicles 17:14

¹² Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah

¹³ and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.

These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;

¹⁵ next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000;

¹⁶ and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.

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BSB: These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
KJV: And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
WEB: This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;
ASV: And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers` houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;
DARBY: And these are the numbers of them according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
BLB: And these [are] their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor, three hundred thousand.

ÅB: Dette er listen over dem etter deres familier: Høvedsmennene over tusen i Juda var: høvedsmannen Adna med tre hundre tusen djerve stridsmenn
OTB: Dette var deres oppstilling i henhold til deres fedres hus:
av Juda, tusenførere: Adna, høvdingen, og med ham 300 000 tapre krigere;
B1930: Dette er listen over dem efter deres familier: Høvedsmennene over tusen i Juda var: høvedsmannen Adna med tre hundre tusen djerve stridsmenn

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Cross references

Numbers 1:18
and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,
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2 Chronicles 11:1
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
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2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
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2 Chronicles 14:8
Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
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Genesis 15:5
And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
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Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
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Numbers 1:2
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
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2 Chronicles 26:13
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
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