2 Chronicles 13:3
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.2 Chronicles 13:3 in the real world
In what words
- אֲבִיָּהʼĂbîyâhAbijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses
- אָסַרʼâçarto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
- עָרַךְʻârakto set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
- שְׁמֹנֶהshᵉmôneha cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) ei
- יָרׇבְעָםYârobʻâmJarobam, the name of two Israelite kings
- גִּבּוֹרgibbôwrpowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- בָּחַרbâcharproperly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- חַיִלchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Sa 17:1–3, 2Ch 26:12–13, 2Ch 14:8–9, 2Ch 11:1, 2Ch 17:14–18, 1Ch 21:5