2 Chronicles 26 · Verse 11

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.
2 Chronicles 26:11, King James Version

2 Chronicles 26:11 in other translations

BSBUzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
WEBMoreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
ASVMoreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
YLTAnd Uzziah hath a force, making war, going forth to the host, by troops, in the number of their reckoning by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Masseiah the officer, by the hand of Hananiah one of the heads of the king.
DARBYAnd Uzziah had an army 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.
BBEIn addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting-men who went out to war in bands, as they had been listed by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
WebsterMoreover, Uzziah had an army 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 26:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:11-15
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 a sling for stones.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, and minded religion, God made him to prosper. Those only prosper whom God makes to prosper; for prosperity is his gift. Many have owned, that as long as they sought the Lord, and kept close to their duty, they prospered; but when they forsook God, every thing went cross. God never continues either to bless the indolent or to withhold his blessing from the diligent. He will never…

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2 Chronicles 26:11 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it belongedH1961
לְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huto UzziahH5818
חַיִל֩cha.Yilan armyH2428
עֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehdoingH6213
מִלְחָמָ֜הmil.cha.Mah<of> battleH4421
יוֹצְאֵ֧יyotz.'Ei[those who] go forth ofH3318
צָבָ֣אtza.Va'warH6635
לִגְד֗וּדlig.Dudto troop[s]H1416
בְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.Parby [the] number ofH4557
פְּקֻדָּתָ֔םpe.ku.da.Tammuster theirH6486
בְּיַד֙be.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027
יְעִיאֵ֣לye.'u.'elJeielH3273
הַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huand MaaseiahH4641
הַשּׁוֹטֵ֑רha.sho.Terthe officialH7860
עַ֚ל'alonH5921
יַד\־yad-[the] hand ofH3027
חֲנַנְיָ֔הוּcha.nan.Ya.huHananiahH2608
מִשָּׂרֵ֖יmi.sa.Reione of [the] officials ofH8269
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 26:11

  • 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 wife.

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went out.
2Ki 5:2

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10

    Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:12

    The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.

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2 Chronicles 26:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tuvo también Uzzías escuadrones de guerreros, los cuales salían á la guerra en ejército, según que estaban por lista hecha por mano de Jehiel escriba y de Maasías gobernador, y por mano de Hananías, uno de los príncipes del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Ozias avait une armée pour faire la guerre, allant au combat par bandes, selon le chiffre de leur recensement fait par la main de Jehiel, le scribe, et de Maascéïa, l’intendant, sous la main de Hanania, l’un des chefs du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Ussija hatte ein kriegführendes Heer, das in Scharen in den Kampf zog, nach der Zahl ihrer Musterung durch Jeghiel, den Schreiber, und Maaseja, den Vorsteher, unter der Leitung Hananjas, eines der Obersten des Königs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fuit autem exercitus bellatorum ejus, qui procedebant ad prælia sub manu Jehiel scribæ, Maasiæque doctoris, et sub manu Hananiæ, qui erat de ducibus regis.