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2 Chronicles 26:13

11 Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

12 The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

14 Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

15 And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.

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BSB
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
KJV
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
WEB
Under their hand was an army, three hundred seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
ASV
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
DARBY
And under their hand was an army-host of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.
BLB
And under their hand [was] the force of the host, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred making war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.
ÅB
og under dem sto en krigshær på tre hundre og syv tusen og fem hundre mann, som gjorde krigstjeneste med kraft og mot og hjalp kongen mot fienden.
OTB
Under deres kommando var en formidabel hær på 307 500, som kunne delta i kamp med stor styrke for å hjelpe kongen mot fiender.
B1930
og under dem stod en krigshær på tre hundre og syv tusen og fem hundre mann, som gjorde krigstjeneste med kraft og mot og hjalp kongen mot fienden.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:14–19

    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;

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:5

    Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.

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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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