2 Cronica 14:8

Filipino Cebuano Bible

8 Ug si Asa may usa ka panon sa kasundalohan nga nanagdala ug mga kalasag ug mga bangkaw, gikan sa Juda totolo ka gatus ka libo ug gikan sa Benjamin nga nagdala ug mga taming ug nanagbusog sa pana, duha ka gatus ug kawaloan ka libo: kining tanan mga gamhanang tawo sa kaisug.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

out of Judah: 2 Chronicles 11:1, 2 Chronicles 13:3, 2 Chronicles 17:14-19, 2 Chronicles 25:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:8 - thy hand 1 Kings 12:21 - an hundred 1 Chronicles 5:18 - to shoot 1 Chronicles 8:40 - archers 2 Chronicles 17:17 - armed men 2 Chronicles 26:13 - three hundred

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand,.... These were armed with a large sort of shield, to protect them, and with spears, to push at an enemy when they came near them, and to close quarters with them:

and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; these had also a lesser sort of shields, to defend their bodies, and bows and arrows, to annoy an enemy at a distance:

all these were mighty men of valour; able bodied men, valiant and courageous; perhaps Asa gathered these together, on hearing that the Ethiopians were preparing to attack him, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The men of Judah served as heavy-armed troops, while the Benjamites were light-armed. Their numbers accord well with those of 2 Chronicles 13:3. As the boundaries of Judah had been enlarged 2 Chronicles 13:19, and as for ten years at least there had been no war 2 Chronicles 14:1, the effective force had naturally increased. It was 400, 000; it is now 580, 000.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 14:8. Targets and spears — Probably targets with the dagger in the centre, and javelins for distant fight.

Bare shields and drew bows — They were not only archers, but had shield and sword for close fight.