2 Chronicles 26:14

14 Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.

2 Chronicles 26:14 in Other Translations

14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

14 And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

14 Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones.

14 Uzziah had them well-armed with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingshots.

14 Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones.

2 Chronicles 26:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host
For every soldier in the army:

shields and spears;
defensive and offensive weapons, the one to cover and protect their bodies, the other to push and pierce their enemies:

and helmets, and habergeons;
the first of these were a covering for the head in the day of battle, and the other coats of mail, to defend the body:

and bows;
to shoot arrows out of:

and slings to cast stones;
at which the Benjaminites formerly were very expert.

2 Chronicles 26:14 In-Context

12 The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600.

13 Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

14 Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.

15 In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 46:4