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They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and of Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and of Benjamin, Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 equipped with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and of Benjamin: Eliada, a brave man, and with him 200,000 men armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />from Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and two hundred thousand with him armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />from Benjamin, Eliada, a brave warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bow and shield; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Eliada was a brave warrior who commanded the troops from Benjamin. He had 200,000 soldiers under his command, all of them armed with bows and shields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From Benjamin there was the fighting man Eliada (with 200,000 armed men with bows and shields),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The commander of the troops from the clans of Benjamin was Eliada, an outstanding soldier, in command of 200,000 men armed with shields and bows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There was also Eliada from Benjamin, himself a valiant soldier. He was accompanied by 200,000 expert archers bearing shields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And of Benjamin, mighty men of valor: Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And of Benjamin: mighty of valour, Eliada, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred chiefs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from Benjamin: him God knew, strong of power; and with him those bending the bow and the shield, two hundred thousand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />After him was Eliada valiant in battle, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Following him, there was Eliada, who was experienced in battle; and with him were two hundred thousand, holding bow and shield.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant warrior, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and buckler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty warrior, with two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from those of the house of Benjamin, mighty men of the army: Elida, his name, and two hundred thousand men archers and bearers of shields were serving him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And out of Benjamin <i>there was</i> a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3977" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/17.htm">Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">From</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: bin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Benjamin:</a> <a href="/hebrew/450.htm" title="450: ’el·yā·ḏā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- God knows, three Isr. From 'el and yada'; God knowing; Eljada, the name of two Israelites and of an Aramaean leader.">Eliada,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: gib·bō·wr (Adj-msc) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">a mighty man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥa·yil (N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">of valor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: wə·‘im·mōw (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">and with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mā·ṯa·yim (Number-fd) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">200,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ā·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5401.htm" title="5401: nō·šə·qê- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To kiss, to equip with weapons. A primitive root; to kiss, literally or figuratively; also, to equip with weapons.">armed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: qe·šeṯ (N-fs) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">with bows</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043: ū·mā·ḡên (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A shield. Also feminine mginnah; from ganan; a shield; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.">and shields;</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-33.htm">1 Chronicles 12:33</a></span><br />From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-36.htm">1 Chronicles 12:36</a></span><br />From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-38.htm">1 Chronicles 12:38</a></span><br />All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">2 Chronicles 25:5</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">2 Chronicles 14:8</a></span><br />Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">2 Chronicles 26:13</a></span><br />Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45</a></span><br />But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-50.htm">1 Samuel 17:50</a></span><br />Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">2 Kings 13:7</a></span><br />Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">2 Kings 13:25</a></span><br />Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-17</a></span><br />Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a></span><br />Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-3.htm">2 Timothy 2:3-4</a></span><br />Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. / A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37</a></span><br />No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.</p><p class="hdg">armed men</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">2 Chronicles 14:8</a></b></br> And Asa had an army <i>of men</i> 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 <i>were</i> mighty men of valour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">2 Samuel 1:21,22</a></b></br> Ye mountains of Gilboa, <i>let there be</i> no dew, neither <i>let there be</i> rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, <i>as though he had</i> not <i>been</i> anointed with oil… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/17-13.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Body-Covers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-14.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-8.htm">Eliada</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-8.htm">Eli'ada</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-16.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-10.htm">Soldier</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Valiant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Valor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">Valour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm">War</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">Warrior</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-9.htm">Body-Covers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-33.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">Bows</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-16.htm">Eliada</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-16.htm">Eli'ada</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-6.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-9.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-2.htm">Soldier</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-6.htm">Valiant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-6.htm">Valor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-6.htm">Valour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm">War</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-7.htm">Warrior</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigns well, and prospers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">He sends Levites with the princes to teach Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">His enemies being terrified by God, some of them bring him presents and tribute</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">His greatness, captains, and armies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This tribe held a significant position in Israel's history, being closely associated with the tribe of Judah. Benjamin's territory was strategically located between the northern and southern kingdoms, which often placed it at the center of political and military events. The tribe was known for its skilled warriors, as seen in <a href="/judges/20.htm">Judges 20</a>, where the Benjamites demonstrated their prowess in battle.<p><b>Eliada, a mighty man of valor:</b><br>Eliada is described as a "mighty man of valor," a term used throughout the Old Testament to denote a warrior of great courage and skill. This designation highlights his leadership and military capabilities. The phrase "mighty man of valor" is also used to describe other notable biblical figures, such as Gideon (<a href="/judges/6-12.htm">Judges 6:12</a>) and David's mighty men (<a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8-39</a>), indicating a person of exceptional bravery and strength.<p><b>and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;</b><br>The mention of 200,000 men armed with bows and shields underscores the significant military force that Eliada commanded. Bows and shields were common weapons in ancient warfare, with the bow being a primary weapon for long-range attacks and the shield providing essential protection in battle. This large number of troops reflects the military strength and preparedness of the kingdom during King Jehoshaphat's reign, as he fortified his defenses against potential threats. The emphasis on such a formidable force also illustrates the importance of military readiness in maintaining the security and stability of the nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliada.htm">Eliada</a></b><br>A leader from the tribe of Benjamin, described as a "mighty warrior." His role was significant in the military organization of King Jehoshaphat's reign.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamin.htm">Benjamin</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, known for its warriors and strategic location. The tribe of Benjamin had a reputation for bravery and skill in battle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat's_reign.htm">Jehoshaphat's Reign</a></b><br>The context of this verse is during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah, who was known for his religious reforms and efforts to strengthen the kingdom militarily and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_preparedness.htm">The Importance of Preparedness</a></b><br>Just as Eliada and his men were prepared for battle, Christians are called to be spiritually prepared, equipped with the armor of God (<a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Eliada's role as a leader of 200,000 men highlights the importance of responsible leadership. In our lives, we are called to lead with integrity and courage, whether in our families, workplaces, or communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_strength_in_numbers.htm">Unity and Strength in Numbers</a></b><br>The large number of warriors from Benjamin underscores the strength found in unity. As believers, we are encouraged to gather together, support one another, and work towards common goals (<a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a>).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_and_identity.htm">Heritage and Identity</a></b><br>The tribe of Benjamin had a distinct identity and role within Israel. Similarly, Christians have a unique identity in Christ and are called to live out their faith in a way that honors their spiritual heritage (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_17_3-4_reverse_nathan's_ok.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 17:3-4 reverse Nathan's initial approval (17:2) for David to build the temple, and does this indicate an inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jehoshaphat's_reform_seem_inconsistent.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:6) How is the claim that Jehoshaphat removed high places consistent with other passages stating they persisted under various kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat_follow_david's_ways.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:3-4) How can Jehoshaphat be said to walk in David's ways without referencing David's well-documented moral failures in earlier narratives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Armed men with bow and shield.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">drawing bow and shield: i.e.,</span> as the Targum explains, "drawing bow and grasping shields." (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/12-2.htm" title="They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.">1Chronicles 12:2</a>.) LXX., "Archers and peltasts;" Vulg., "Grasping bow and shield." (Comp. also <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm" title="And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.">1Chronicles 8:40</a>, for the arms of the Benjaminites.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Of Benjamin... armed men with bow and shield</span> (see <a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">2 Chronicles 14:8</a>, and note thereunder). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִ֨ן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Benjamin,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּנְיָמִ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(bin·yā·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliada,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְיָדָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(’el·yā·ḏā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliada -- 'God knows', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a mighty warrior,</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּבּ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(gib·bō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and 200,000</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאתַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִמּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">armed</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹֽשְׁקֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(nō·šə·qê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kiss, to equip with weapons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with bows</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(qe·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bow, for, shooting, the iris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and shields;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָגֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·ḡên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 17:17 Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 17:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 17:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 17:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 17:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>