Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:14
14. these are the numbers—The warriors were arranged in the army according to their fathers houses. The army of Jehoshaphat, commanded by five great generals and consisting of five unequal divisions, comprised one million one hundred and sixty thousand men, without including those who garrisoned the fortresses. No monarch, since the time of Solomon, equalled Jehoshaphat in the extent of his revenue, in the strength of his fortifications, and in the number of his troops. read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:14
2 Chronicles 17:14. And these are the numbers of them— That is, of the soldiers, as well as of those who were employed in the king's works, in the several cities, &c. which he built. See 2 Chronicles 17:19. REFLECTIONS.—1st, Jehoshaphat no sooner comes to the throne, than we see the dawnings of a glorious reign. 1. He strengthened his kingdom, by placing strong garrisons in the cities of Judah, and those which his father had recovered from Israel; and prepared against that danger which... read more