Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 17:18
And next him [was] Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
18. ready prepared for the war ] R.V. ready prepared for war. The same phrase is translated armed for war in 1Ch 12:24.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(18) Ready prepared for the war.Equipped for service. (See on 1Ch. 12:23-24; Num. 31:5; Num. 32:29.) The hoplites or heavy-armed infantry are probably meant.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 17:18 And next him [was] Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
Ver. 18. A hundred and fourscore thousand. ] His militia was eleven hundred and threescore thousand, besides what he had in garrisons. 2Ch 17:19 So that, as he was better, he was stronger than his father Asa had been. Piety hath prosperity.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 1Ch 7:7 – were reckoned