John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 14:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand, etc.] These were armed with a large sort of shield, to protect them, and with spears, to push at an enemy when they came near them, and to close quarters with them: and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; these had also a lesser sort of shields, to defend their bodies, and bows and arrows, to annoy an enemy at a distance: all these were mighty men of valour; able bodied men, valiant and courageous; perhaps Asa gathered these together, on hearing that the Ethiopians were preparing to attack him, as follows.

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