Verse 17
2 Chronicles 17:17
New Living Translation
17
From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מִ֨ן בִּנְיָמִ֔ן גִּבּ֥וֹר חַ֖יִל אֶלְיָדָ֑ע וְ/עִמּ֛/וֹ נֹֽשְׁקֵי קֶ֥שֶׁת וּ/מָגֵ֖ן מָאתַ֥יִם אָֽלֶף
English Translation
And from Benjamin, a mighty man of valor, Eljada, and with him were the archers and shield bearers, two thousand.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 17 Context
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Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack...
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He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the...
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The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years and did no...
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He sought his father’s God (Elohim) and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices...
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So the LORD established Jehoshaphat’s control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah bro...
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He was deeply committed to the ways of the LORD. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from...
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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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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...
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17
From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command...
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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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