All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.
Parallel translations
- KJV All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
- BSB All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
- NKJV All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers’ houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle.
- NASB All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17,200 valiant warriors who were ready to go out with the army to war.
- NLT Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. From these clans the total number of mighty warriors ready for war was 17,200.
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Jediael's clans, heads of households and mighty warriors, numbered 17,200 fit for war.
Overview
The Chronicler tallies another company of Benjamin's fighting men ready to serve. Their readiness for war reflects a tribe prepared to defend the land God had given. This emphasis on valor and order encouraged the returned exiles that their heritage was one of strength under the Lord's blessing.
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- 2 Chr 17:13–19He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
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