Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Moreover 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." — 2 Chronicles 26:11 (ASV)
Moreover ... fighting men. —Literally, And Uzziah had a host making war (or, doing battle).
That went out to war. —Literally, those who go out in the host.
By bands. —Or, in troops (lig’dûd)—i.e., in regular array; in organised bodies. Probably each house formed a distinct troop. (See 2 Chronicles 26:13).
According to the number of their account. —In the number of their muster (pĕquddâh, "census").
By the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler. —These two royal officials had been entrusted with the draft of the muster rolls. They were “under the hand”—i.e., the direction and superintendence—of Hanamah, who was “one of the king’s captains,” or staff officers.
Under the hand. —Or, at the side (al yad) (1 Chronicles 25:2).