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2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets 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 valour.

KJV

Habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo portantium scuta et hastas de Juda trecenta millia, de Benjamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta octoginta millia : omnes isti viri fortissimi.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ Ἀσὰ δύναμις ὁπλοφόρων αἰρόντων θυρεοὺς καὶ δόρατα ἐν γῇ Ἰούδα τριακόσιαι χιλιάδες, καὶ ἐν γῇ Βενιαμεὶν πελτασταὶ καὶ τοξόται διακόσιαι καὶ πεντήκοντα χιλιάδες, πάντες οὗτοι πολεμισταὶ δυνάμεως.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א אֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם זֶ֣רַח הַ/כּוּשִׁ֗י בְּ/חַ֨יִל֙ אֶ֣לֶף אֲלָפִ֔ים וּ/מַרְכָּב֖וֹת שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וַ/יָּבֹ֖א עַד מָרֵשָֽׁה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahBenjaminAsaJudah

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ו
v
noun · 44×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
זֶ֖רַח
zrch
proper_noun · 21×
כּוּשִׁ֗י
kvshy
noun · 23×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מֵא֖וֹת
m'vt
adjective · 581×
מָרֵשָׁ֖ה
mrshh
proper_noun · 8×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 13:3 — And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men,