2 Chronicles 26:14
12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
13 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.
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
- KJV
- And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
- WEB
- Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
- ASV
- And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
- DARBY
- And Uzziah prepared for them, throughout the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and even slinging-stones.
- BLB
- And Uzziah prepared for them, for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and body armor, and bows, and stones of the slings.
- ÅB
- Hele denne hær forsynte Ussia med skjold og spyd og hjelmer og brynjer og buer og slyngesteiner.
- OTB
- Dessuten utstyrte Ussia hele hæren med skjold, spyd, hjelmer, brynjer, buer og slyngesteiner.
- B1930
- Hele denne hær forsynte Ussias med skjold og spyd og hjelmer og brynjer og buer og slyngestener.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 20:16
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:49
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
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