King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 26:14 Mean?
“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”
Context
12
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
13
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
14
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
15
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. spread: Heb. went forth
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But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(14) **Throughout.**—To *wit, for all the army,* an apposition.
**Shields, and spears** (*rĕmāchîm,* “lances”), **and helmets, and habergeons** (*shiryônôth,* “coats of mail” “cuirasses “).—For the heavy armed.
“Habergeon” is an old English word, meaning armour for neck and breast.
**Bows, and slings . . . stones.**—For the light armed. (See margin.)
**Slings to cast stones.**—Literally, *stones of slings* (the *le* is the mark of the *accusative*)*.* They are mentioned to show that the equipment was complete.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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