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2 Chronicles 26:12

The heads of families, the strong men of war, were two thousand, six hundred.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Blessing;   Uzziah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Isaiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amos;   Hosea;   Uzziah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Army;   Tiglath-Pileser Iii.;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Micah;   Tiglath Pileser;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Uzzia(h);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Uzziah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Patriarch ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Uzziah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Uzziah;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Army;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Army;   Chronicles, Books of;   Patriarch;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The total number of family heads was 2,600 valiant warriors.
Hebrew Names Version
The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
King James Version
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
English Standard Version
The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600.
New Century Version
There were twenty-six hundred leaders over the soldiers.
New English Translation
The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600.
Amplified Bible
The total number of the heads of the fathers' households, of valiant men, was 2,600.
New American Standard Bible
The total number of the heads of the households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600.
World English Bible
The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The whole nomber of the chiefe of the families of the valiant men were two thousande and sixe hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
The total number of the heads of the households, of mighty men of valor, was 2,600.
Berean Standard Bible
The total number of heads of families was 2,600 mighty warriors.
Contemporary English Version
There were 307,500 trained soldiers, all under the command of 2,600 clan leaders. These powerful troops protected the king against any enemy.
Complete Jewish Bible
The total number of clan heads over these strong, brave men was 2,600.
Darby Translation
The whole number of the chief fathers of the mighty men of valour was two thousand six hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were 2600 leaders over the soldiers.
George Lamsa Translation
And the others who dwelt in the open country were three hundred thousand; and the men who were girded with sword were seven thousand and five hundred,
Good News Translation
The army was commanded by 2,600 officers.
Lexham English Bible
The whole number of the heads of the families for mighty warriors of strength was two thousand six hundred.
Literal Translation
The whole number of the heads of the fathers of the mighty men was two thousand, six hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the nombre of the chefe fathers amonge the stronge me of warre, was two thousande and syxe hundreth.
American Standard Version
The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the whole number of the auncient fathers and of the men of might, were two thousand and sixe hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses, even the mighty men of valour, was two thousand and six hundred.
King James Version (1611)
The whole number of the chiefe of the fathers of the mightie men of valour, were two thousand and sixe hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The whole number of the chiefs of families of the mighty men of war was two thousand six hundred;
English Revised Version
The whole number of the heads of fathers’ [houses], even the mighty men of valour, was two thousand and six hundred.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al the noumbre of princes, by her meynees, was of stronge men two thousynde and sixe hundrid.
Update Bible Version
The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valor [were] two thousand and six hundred.
New King James Version
The total number of chief officers [fn] of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred.
New Living Translation
These regiments of mighty warriors were commanded by 2,600 clan leaders.
New Life Bible
The whole number of the leaders of the family groups of powerful soldiers was 2,600.
New Revised Standard
The whole number of the heads of ancestral houses of mighty warriors was two thousand six hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The whole number of the ancestral chiefs pertaining to the heroes of valour, was two thousand and six hundred;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole number of the chiefs by the families of valiant men were two thousand six hundred.
Revised Standard Version
The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred.
Young's Literal Translation
The whole number of heads of the fathers of the mighty ones of valour [is] two thousand and six hundred;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The total number of the heads of the households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600.

Contextual Overview

1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He was the builder of Eloth, which he got back for Judah after the death of the king. 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done. 5 He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him. 6 He went out and made war against the Philistines, pulling down the walls of Gath and Jabneh and Ashdod, and building towns in the country round Ashdod and among the Philistines. 7 And God gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunim. 8 The Ammonites gave offerings to Uzziah: and news of him went out as far as the limit of Egypt; for he became very great in power. 9 Uzziah made towers in Jerusalem, at the doorway in the angle and at the doorway in the valley and at the turn of the wall, arming them. 10 And he put up towers in the waste land and made places for storing water, for he had much cattle, in the low hills and in the table land; and he had farmers and vine-keepers in the mountains and in the fertile land, for he was a lover of farming.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 13:3 - four hundred Ezra 8:1 - the chief

Cross-References

Genesis 24:1
Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.
Genesis 24:35
The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.
Genesis 26:3
Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;
Genesis 26:7
And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
Genesis 26:8
And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.
Genesis 26:10
Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.
Genesis 26:11
And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.
Genesis 26:29
That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.
Genesis 30:30
For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?
Job 42:12
And the Lord's blessing was greater on the end of Job's life than on its start: and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep and goats, and six thousand camels, and two thousand oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand six hundred. Who were the commanders and principal officers of his army; and such a number supposed a large army, as follows.


 
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