There were a thousand officers from Judah. 1 Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors, 17:15 Jehochanan the commander led 280,000, 17:16 and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors.
17:17 From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields, 17:18 and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.
17:19 These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. 2
27:3 He built the Upper Gate to the Lord’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel. 3 27:4 He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
1 tn Or perhaps “from Judah, commanders of the thousands.”
2 tn Heb “and strengthened himself over Israel.”
3 tn Heb “wall of Ophel.” See HALOT 861 s.v. II עֹפֶל.