In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age equipped with spears and shields.