2 Chronicles 26:11

Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Uzziah	לְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּ le.'u.zi.Ya.hu	H5818	Uzzijah · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
host	חַיִל֩ cha.Yil	H2428	probably a force · noun, common masculine singular absolute
fighting	מִלְחָמָ֜ה mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	עֹשֵׂ֨ה 'o.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct
out	יוֹצְאֵ֧י yotz.'Ei	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
war	צָבָ֣א tza.Va'	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bands	לִגְד֗וּד lig.Dud	H1416	a crowd (especially of soldiers) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
number	בְּמִסְפַּר֙ be.mis.Par	H4557	a number · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
account	פְּקֻדָּתָ֔ם pe.ku.da.Tam	H6486	visitation (in many senses · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
hand	בְּיַד֙ be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Jeiel	יְעִיאֵ֣ל ye.'u.'el	H3273	Jeiel · proper noun, a man's name
scribe	הַסּוֹפֵ֔ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Maaseiah	וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ u.ma.'a.se.Ya.hu	H4641	Maasejah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
ruler	הַשּׁוֹטֵ֑ר ha.sho.Ter	H7860	properly · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
hand	יַד yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct
Hananiah	חֲנַנְיָ֔הוּ cha.nan.Ya.hu	H2608	Chananjah · proper noun, a man's name
king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
captains	מִשָּׂרֵ֖י mi.sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct

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2 Kings 5:2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

We have here an account of two things concerning Uzziah: - I. His piety. In this he was not very eminent or zealous; yet he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. He kept up the pure worship of the true God as his father did, and was better than his father, inasmuch as we have no reason to think he ever worshipped idols as his father did, no, not in his latter days, when his heart was lifted up. It is said (Ch2 26:5), He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who, some think, was the son of the Zechariah whom his grandfather Joash slew. This Zechariah was one that had understanding in the visions of God, either the visions which he himself was favoured with or the visions of the p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:11

HIS HOST, AND ENGINES OF WAR. (Ch2 26:11-15) an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands--He raised a strong body of militia, divided into companies or regiments of uniform size, which served in rotation. The enumeration was performed by two functionaries expert in the drawing up of military muster-rolls, under the superintendence of Hananiah, one of the high officers of the crown. The army consisted of 307,500 picked men, under the command of two thousand gallant officers, chiefs or heads of fathers' houses, so that each father's house formed a distinct band. They were fully equipped with every kind of military accoutrements, from brazen helmets, a habergeon or coat of mail, to…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:10

Built towers in the desert - For the defense of his flocks, and his shepherds and husbandmen. And in Carmel - Calmet remarks that there were two Carmels in Judea: one in the tribe of Judah, where Nabal lived, and the other on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near to Kishon; and both fertile in vines. He loved husbandry - This is a perfection in a king: on husbandry every state depends. Let their trade or commerce be what they may, there can be no true national prosperity if agriculture do not prosper; for the king himself is served by the field. When, therefore, the king of a country encourages agriculture, an emulation is excited among his subjects; the science is cultivated; and the ear…

Dictionary and topics

Hananiah — Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the…
Host — An entertainer (Rom. 16:23); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a caravansary (Luke 10:35). In warfare, a troop or military force. This consisted at first only of infantry. Solomon afterwards added…
Jeiel — Snatched away by God. (1.) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chr. 9:35; 8:29). (2.) One of the Levites who took part in praising God on the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:5). (3.) 2 Chr. 29:13.…
Maaseiah — The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash…
Tiglath-Pileser III. — Or Tilgath-Pil-neser, the Assyrian throne-name of Pul (q.v.). He appears in the Assyrian records as gaining, in the fifth year of his reign (about B.C. 741), a victory over Azariah (= Uzziah in 2…
Hananiah · 2. A — 2. A
Jeiel · 6. A scribe during the reign of Uzziah — 6. A scribe during the reign of Uzziah
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah — Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah
Maaseiah · 3. An officer of Uzziah — 3. An officer of Uzziah
Scribe (S) · The mustering officer of the army — The mustering officer of the army
Scribes · Acted as: Keepers of the muster-rolls of the host — Acted as: Keepers of the muster-rolls of the host

2 Chronicles 26:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:10

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 26:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:10

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 26:11-14

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 26:10