Verse 16
2 Chronicles 17:16
New Living Translation
16
Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the LORD’s service, with 200,000 troops under his command.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַל יָד/וֹ֙ עֲמַסְיָ֣ה בֶן זִכְרִ֔י הַ/מִּתְנַדֵּ֖ב לַ/יהוָ֑ה וְ/עִמּ֛/וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף גִּבּ֥וֹר חָֽיִל
English Translation
And by his hand, Amassiah ben Zechri, the volunteer to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand mighty warriors.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack...
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2
He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the...
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3
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years and did no...
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4
He sought his father’s God (Elohim) and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices...
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5
So the LORD established Jehoshaphat’s control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah bro...
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6
He was deeply committed to the ways of the LORD. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from...
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7
In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent his officials to teach in all the towns of Judah. Th...
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8
He sent Levites along with them, including Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehon...
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9
They took copies of the Book of the Law of the LORD and traveled around through all the towns of Jud...
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10
Then the fear of the LORD fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to decl...
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11
Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought 7,700 rams an...
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12
So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Juda...
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13
He stored numerous supplies in Judah’s towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem.
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14
His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized i...
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15
Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops.
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16
Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the LORD’s service, with 200,000 troops under his...
17
From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command...
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18
Next in command was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 armed men.
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19
These were the troops stationed in Jerusalem to serve the king, besides those Jehoshaphat stationed...
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