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2 Chronicles 26:14

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What does 2 Chronicles 26:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
2 Chronicles 26:14 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king`s captains.
12The whole number of the heads of fathers` [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of Jehovah, that were valiant men:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host, etc.] 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.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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 Judges 20:16, and by the ten tribes, a century before Uzziah, from 2 Kings 3:25. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“slings to cast stones: Heb. stones of slings, Jdg 20:16; Sa1 17:49 2 Chronicles 26:15”
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