2 Chronicles 13:8
Context13:8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. 1 You have a huge army, 2 and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
2 Chronicles 14:8
Context14:8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.
2 Chronicles 16:4
Context16:4 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. 3 They conquered 4 Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, 5 and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
2 Chronicles 16:8
Context16:8 Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the Lord, he handed them over to you!
2 Chronicles 18:3
Context18:3 King Ahab of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “I will support you; my army is at your disposal and will support you in battle.” 6
2 Chronicles 20:2
Context20:2 Messengers 7 arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is attacking you from the other side of the Dead Sea, 8 from the direction of Edom. 9 Look, they are in Hazezon Tamar (that is, En Gedi).”
2 Chronicles 20:12
Context20:12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.” 10
2 Chronicles 20:24
Context20:24 When the men of Judah 11 arrived at the observation post overlooking the desert and looked at 12 the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors!
2 Chronicles 24:23
Context24:23 At the beginning 13 of the year the Syrian army attacked 14 Joash 15 and invaded Judah and Jerusalem. They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus.
2 Chronicles 26:11
Context26:11 Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.
2 Chronicles 32:8
Context32:8 He has with him mere human strength, 16 but the Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!” The army 17 was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.
2 Chronicles 33:11
Context33:11 So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, 18 bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
1 tn Heb “the kingdom of the
2 tn Or “horde”; or “multitude.”
3 tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”
4 tn Heb “They struck down.”
5 sn In the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 15:20, this city’s name appears as Abel Beth Maacah. These appear to be variant names for the same place.
6 tn Heb “Like me, like you; and like your people, my people; and with you in battle.”
7 tn Heb “they”; the implied referent (messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “the Sea”; in context (“from the direction of Edom”) this must refer to the Dead Sea, which has been specified in the translation for clarity (cf. NEB, NLT).
9 tc Most Hebrew
10 tn Heb “for [or “indeed”] upon you are our eyes.”
11 tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah.
12 tn Heb “turned toward.”
13 tn Heb “turning.”
14 tn Heb “went up against.”
15 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 tn Heb “With him is an arm of flesh.”
17 tn Or “people.”
18 tn Heb “and they seized him with hooks.”