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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 20:15 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 20:15 |
Strong Concordance |
Then he numbered [06485] the young men [05288] of the princes [08269] of the provinces [04082], and they were two [08147] hundred [03967] and thirty [07970] two [08147]: and after [0310] them he numbered [06485] all the people [05971], even all the children [01121] of Israel [03478], being seven [07651] thousand [0505]. |
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King James |
Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Seven thousand - Considering how populous Palestine was in the time of the earlier Israelite kings (see Ch2 13:3; Ch2 14:8; Ch2 17:14-18), the smallness of this number is somewhat surprising. If the reading be sound, we must suppose, first, that Ben-hadad's attack was very sudden, and that Ahab had no time to collect forces from distant parts of the country; and secondly, that during the long siege the garrison of Samaria had been greatly reduced, until it now did not exceed 7,000 men fit for service. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| All Israel - All that were fit to go out to war; all, except those whom their age, or the same infirmity excused. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Two hundred and thirty-two - These were probably the king's life or body guards; not all the militia, but two hundred and thirty of them who constituted the royal guard in Samaria. They were therefore the king's own regiment, and he is commanded by the prophet to put himself at their head.
Seven thousand - How low must the state of Israel have been at this time! These Jarchi thinks were the seven thousand who had not bowed the knee to Baal. |
14 And these are the numbers [06486] of them according to the house [01004] of their fathers [01]: Of Judah [03063], the captains [08269] of thousands [0505]; Adnah [05734] the chief [08269], and with him mighty men [01368] of valour [02428] three [07969] hundred [03967] thousand [0505].
15 And next [03027] to him was Jehohanan [03076] the captain [08269], and with him two hundred [03967] and fourscore [08084] thousand [0505].
16 And next [03027] him was Amasiah [06007] the son [01121] of Zichri [02147], who willingly offered [05068] himself unto the LORD [03068]; and with him two hundred [03967] thousand [0505] mighty men [01368] of valour [02428].
17 And of Benjamin [01144]; Eliada [0450] a mighty man [01368] of valour [02428], and with him armed men [05401] with bow [07198] and shield [04043] two hundred [03967] thousand [0505].
18 And next [03027] him was Jehozabad [03075], and with him an hundred [03967] and fourscore [08084] thousand [0505] ready prepared [02502] for the war [06635].
8 And Asa [0609] had an army [02428] of men that bare [05375] targets [06793] and spears [07420], out of Judah [03063] three [07969] hundred [03967] thousand [0505]; and out of Benjamin [01144], that bare [05375] shields [04043] and drew [01869] bows [07198], two hundred [03967] and fourscore [08084] thousand [0505]: all these were mighty men [01368] of valour [02428].
3 And Abijah [029] set [0631] the battle [04421] in array [0631] with an army [02428] of valiant men [01368] of war [04421], even four [0702] hundred [03967] thousand [0505] chosen [0977] men [0376]: Jeroboam [03379] also set the battle [04421] in array [06186] against him with eight [08083] hundred [03967] thousand [0505] chosen [0977] men [0376], being mighty men [01368] of valour [02428].