Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
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Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
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And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
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And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 26:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 20:16 Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
- 1 Samuel 17:49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 26:14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all…
2Ch 26:14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings [to cast] stones.
Ver. 14. And habergeons.] Back and breastpieces. Christ appointeth his soldiers no armour for the back, {Eph 6:10-17} because they may not at all turn their backs upon the enemy: "Resist the devil and he will flee."
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When he was strong,.... Became great and powerful, through…
When he was strong,.... Became great and powerful, through his victories, the enlargement of his dominions, and having a numerous army, and these well accoutred, and many fortified cities and towers:
his heart was lifted up to his destruction; he grew vain and proud, elated with his flourishing circumstances, which issued in his ruin:
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for he transgressed against the Lord his God; who had helped him, and made him so great, and had bestowed so many favours upon him; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord his God;''what his transgression was, follows:
and went into the temple of the Lord; the holy place, into which none but the priests might enter:
to burn incense upon the altar of incense; which stood there.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. Shields, and spears] He prepared a vast…
Verse 14. Shields, and spears] He prepared a vast number of military weapons, that he might have them in readiness to put into the hands of his subjects on any exigency.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The sling was used in war by the Assyrians,…
The sling was used in war by the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Greeks, Romans, and others. Its employment by the Benjamites appears from Jdg 20:16, and by the ten tribes, a century before Uzziah, from 2Ki 3:25.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Habergeons — Coats of mail. See note on…
14. Habergeons — Coats of mail. See note on 1Sa_17:5.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. throughout all the host] R.V. even for all…
14. throughout all the host] R.V. even for all the host.
habergeons] R.V. coats of mail. Skeat (Cambridge Companion to the Bible, p. 549) explains habergeon as “a smaller kind of hauberk, a coat of mail covering the neck and breast.” Cp. Neh_4:16 (with Ryle’s note).
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slings to cast stones] R.V. stones for slinging. Such stones needed to be carefully chosen, for they had to be smooth and of a suitable size. A water-course was the most suitable place for finding them (1Sa_17:40).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Throughout.—To wit, for all the army, an apposition.
(14) Throughout.—To wit, for all the army, an apposition.
Shields, and spears (rĕmâchîm, “lances”), and helmets, and habergeons (shiryônôth, “coats of mail” “cuirasses “).—For the heavy armed.
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“Habergeon” is an old English word, meaning armour for neck and breast.
Bows, and slings . . . stones.—For the light armed. (See margin.)
Slings to cast stones.—Literally, stones of slings (the le is the mark of the accusative). They are mentioned to show that the equipment was complete.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Habergeons slings to cast stones. Revised Version right in…
Habergeons slings to cast stones. Revised Version right in rendering, coats of mail and stones for slinging. On the Israelites" employment of the sling, note Jud_1:20:16; 1Sa_17:40; 2Ki_3:25.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Uzziah prepared for them
Uzziah prepared for them
"Uzziah provided for them"
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helmets
A helmet is a protective head covering.
coats of mail
This is a covering for the body made of metal links or chains.
he built machines that were designed by skillful men
Here "he built machines" represents Uzziah commanding his workers to build them. AT: "his workers built machines that were designed by skillful men" (See: Metonymy)
the battlements
These were the corners of the city walls where soldiers could fight from.
he was greatly helped
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God greatly helped him" (See: Active or Passive)
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shield
spear
bow and arrow
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