2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 25:5–6

5Then 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.

6He also hired 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.b

Footnotes

  • b 25:6 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver; also in verse 9.

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2 Chronicles 25:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙’ă·maṣ·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH558 Amatsjah
gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץway·yiq·bōṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6908 gather, collect
Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and assigned them according to their familiesאָב֗וֹת’ā·ḇō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH1 father
to commandersלְשָׂרֵ֤יlə·śā·rêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙hā·’ă·lā·p̄îmArticle; Number - masculine pluralH505 thousand
of hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתham·mê·’ō·wṯArticle; Number - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
And he numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗םway·yip̄·qə·ḏêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
those twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
years of ageלְמִבֶּ֨ןlə·mib·benPreposition-l, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהwā·ma‘·lāhConjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singularH4605 higher part
throughoutלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןū·ḇin·yā·minConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin
and foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֗םway·yim·ṣā·’êmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH4672 attain to, find
300,000שְׁלֹשׁ־šə·lōš-Number - feminine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
chosenבָּחוּר֙bā·ḥūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH977 choose
to serveיוֹצֵ֣אyō·w·ṣêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
in the armyצָבָ֔אṣā·ḇāNoun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare
bearingאֹחֵ֖ז’ō·ḥêzVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH270 grasp, take hold, take possession
the spearרֹ֥מַחrō·maḥNoun - masculine singularH7420 spear, lance
and shieldוְצִנָּֽה׃wə·ṣin·nāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH6793 hook

2 Chronicles 25:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He also hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣רway·yiś·kōrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7936 hire
100,000בְּמֵאָ֥הbə·mê·’āhPreposition-b; Number - feminine singularH3967 hundred
mighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרgib·bō·wrAdjective - masculine singular constructH1368 strong, mighty
of valorחָ֖יִלḥā·yilNoun - masculine singularH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmî·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
for a hundredמֵ֥אָהmê·’āhNumber - feminine singularH3967 hundred
talentsכִכַּר־ḵik·kar-Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of silverכָּֽסֶף׃kā·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money

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2 Chronicles 25:5 Numbers 1:3 · 2 Chronicles 17:14–18 · 2 Chronicles 11:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.