and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.
KJV
And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
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And next to him, was Jehozabad,.... According to the Targum he encamped next him:
and with him one hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war; being able bodied men, well disciplined, valiant, and well armed; these numbers of Judah and Benjamin put together amount to 1,160,000 men, whereas Asa only brought into the field 580,000; but it should be considered there had been a long time of peace, many had come off from the ten tribes to Judah, and the promise of multiplying the seed of Abraham was eminently fulfilled.
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