2 Chronicles 14:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Asa had an army of men who carried shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, those who carried shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Asa had an hoost of me which bare shildes & speares, out of Iuda thre C. thousande, and out of BenIamin two hudreth and foure score thousande, that bare shyldes & coulde shute wt bowes, and all these were mightie stronge men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Asa had an armie of Iudah that bare shieldes and speares, three hundreth thousande, and of Beniamin that bare shieldes and drewe bowes, two hundreth and foure score thousande: all these were valiant men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Asa had an armie of men that bare shieldes and speares out of Iuda three hundred thousand, & out of Beniamin that bare shieldes & drewe bowes two hundred and fourescore thousand: all these were valiaunt men.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And there is to Asa a force bearing target and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin, bearing shield and treading bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these `are' mighty of valour.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men of Judah armed with body-covers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand of Benjamin armed with body-covers and bows; all these were men of war.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 13:3 : 3 Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men. Jeroboam arranged the battle against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valor.
  • 2 Chr 17:14-19 : 14 And these are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand. 15 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand. 16 And beside him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields. 18 And beside him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war. 19 These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
  • 2 Chr 25:5 : 5 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, who could handle spear and shield.
  • 2 Chr 11:1 : 1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 17:13-18
    6 verses
    82%

    13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.

    14And these are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand.

    15And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.

    16And beside him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

    17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields.

    18And beside him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war.

  • 2 Chr 14:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    9And Zerah the Ethiopian came against them with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and came to Mareshah.

    10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

  • 1 Chr 12:24-25
    2 verses
    80%

    24The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred armed for war.

    25Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, seven thousand and one hundred.

  • Judg 20:17
    79%

    17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword; all these were men of war.

  • 2 Chr 26:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12The total number of the chief officers over the mighty warriors was two thousand six hundred.

    13Under their command was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    78%

    9And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    78%

    18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh—valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, and to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war—were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that went out to the war.

  • 2 Chr 25:5
    77%

    5Moreover 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, who could handle spear and shield.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    77%

    5And Joab gave the total of the people to David. And all Israel were a million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and Judah was four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew sword.

  • 2 Chr 13:3
    77%

    3Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men. Jeroboam arranged the battle against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valor.

  • Judg 20:15
    76%

    15And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered seven hundred chosen men.

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    76%

    8And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

  • 2 Chr 15:9
    75%

    9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon, for they joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    75%

    21And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 12:33-37
    5 verses
    75%

    33Of Zebulun, those who went out to battle, skilled in war with all kinds of weapons, fifty thousand who could keep ranks; they were not of double heart.

    34Of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.

    35Of the Danites, those skilled in war, twenty-eight thousand and six hundred.

    36Of Asher, those who went out to battle, skilled in war, forty thousand.

    37On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all types of weapons of war for battle, one hundred and twenty thousand.

  • Judg 20:44
    75%

    44And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    75%

    1When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 14:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

    13And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar, and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before His army; and they carried away very much spoil.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    74%

    9And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

  • Judg 20:2
    74%

    2And the leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

  • 1 Chr 12:30
    74%

    30Of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout their father's house.

  • Num 2:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

    9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall set forth first.

  • Num 1:36-37
    2 verses
    74%

    36From the children of Benjamin, by their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war;

    37Those who were numbered from them, even from the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

  • Num 1:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26From the children of Judah, by their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war;

    27Those who were numbered from them, even from the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

  • Num 2:23
    74%

    23His army, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

  • Num 2:4
    74%

    4His army, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

  • 1 Chr 7:5
    73%

    5And their brothers among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, recorded in all by their genealogies eighty-seven thousand.

  • 2 Chr 16:8
    73%

    8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a large army, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand.

  • 1 Chr 7:11
    73%

    11All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

  • 2 Chr 11:12
    73%

    12In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

  • Judg 20:46
    73%

    46So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.

  • 1 Chr 7:40
    72%

    40All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, chosen and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to war and battle was twenty-six thousand men.

  • Ezra 8:5
    71%

    5Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.