2 Chronicles 25:5
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Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
In other translations
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְבֹּץvaiyikbotzand he assembledH6908אֲמַצְיָהוּ'amatzyahuAmaziahH558אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וַיַּעֲמִידֵםvaiya'amidemand he appointed themH5975לְבֵית־leveit-to [the] house ofH1004אָבוֹת'avotancestorsH1לְשָׂרֵיlesareito [the] commanders ofH8269הָאֲלָפִיםha'alafimthe thousandsH505וּלְשָׂרֵיulesareiand to [the] commanders ofH8269הַמֵּאוֹתhame'otthe hundredsH3967לְכָל־lekholfor allH3605יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וּבִנְיָמִןuvinyaminand BenjaminH1144וַיִּפְקְדֵםvaiyifkedemand he enrolled themH6485לְמִבֶּןlemiben<to> from a son ofH1121עֶשְׂרִים'esrimtwentyH6242שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141וָמַעְלָהvama'lahand up -wardsH4605וַיִּמְצָאֵםvaiyimtza'emand he found themH4672שְׁלֹשׁ־shelosh-threeH7969מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967אֶלֶף'elefthousandH505בָּחוּרbachurchosen [man]H977יוֹצֵאyotze'[one who] goes forthH3318צָבָאtzava'warfareH6635אֹחֵז'ochez[one who] holdsH270רֹמַחromachspearH7420וְצִנָּה׃vetzinahand body shieldH6793
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- 2 Chronicles 26:13And 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.Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
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- Exodus 18:25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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