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2 Chronicles 14:8

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Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

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2 Chronicles 14:8 in other translations

And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

2 Chronicles 14:8 · American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 14:8 in context

  1. 6He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
  2. 7For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
  3. 8Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
  4. 9Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
  5. 10Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.