Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 26:13
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.
13. an army ] R.V. a trained army.
three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred ] This total corresponds roughly with the 300,000 men who formed Amaziah’s army; 2Ch 25:5. Cp. note on 2Ch 14:8 (the forces of Asa and of Jehoshaphat).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Compare 2Ch 25:5. It will be seen that Uzziah had not added much to the military strength of the nation by his conquests. His army exceeds that of his father Amaziah by 7,500 men only.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred,…. Which was larger than that in his father’s time by 7500, 2Ch 25:5 besides officers:
that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy; they were ready to fight, and fight valiantly, whenever the king had any occasion for them, or the land was invaded.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(13) Under their hand.Or, at their side, meaning, under their command.
An army.See margin. An armed force, or, warlike host (chl b); an expression only found besides in 1Ch. 20:1.
Three hundred thousand . . . five hundred.This fairly agrees with the statement respecting the total of Amaziahs army (300,000) in 2Ch. 25:5.
That made war with mighty power.Literally, a doer of battle with strength of might (sturdy strength, kach chayil, a unique phrase). Each chief was thus at the head of about a hundred and twenty men, who formed his troop (gedd, 2Ch. 26:11). (Comp. the expression, captains of hundreds.) The actual number in each century may have varied, as in the Roman army.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 26:13 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.
Ver. 13. Three hundred thousand. ] This was far short of Jehoshaphat’s eleven hundred thousand. 2Ch 17:14-18 Honestum est ei qui in primis non potest, in secundis tertiisve consistere. a
a Cicero.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
an army: Heb. the power of an army
three hundred: 2Ch 11:1, 2Ch 13:3, 2Ch 14:8, 2Ch 17:14-19
Reciprocal: 2Ch 12:1 – he forsook Eze 17:7 – another