<p class="bodytext">From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,

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

<p class="bodytext">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.

Now an archer shot an arrow at random<n id="1" /> and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king<n id="2" /> ordered his charioteer, &#8220;Turn around and take me from the battle line,<n id="3" /> for I am wounded.&#8221;