King James Version
2 Chronicles 26:12 in the King James Version says “The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.” — study this verse from 2 Chronicles chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.”
2 Chronicles 26:12 · King James Version
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. digged: or, cut out many cisterns Carmel: or, fruitful fields husbandry: Heb. ground
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.
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
And under their hand was an army , three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. an army: Heb. the power of an army
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. slings: Heb. stones of slings
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Compare 4 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“The whole number”
H4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
“of the chief”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of the fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“of valour”
H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
“were two thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“and six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
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