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Are the Army Sizes Real?
The massive army sizes (400,000 for Judah, 800,000 for Israel) might seem unbelievable, but commentators argue they are plausible. Scholars note that these figures align with the national census taken during King David's reign, suggesting the numbers in the text are likely accurate and not a later exaggeration or scribal error.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 13:3
18th Century
Theologian
Some have proposed changing the numbers here and in 2 Chronicles 13:17 to 40,000, 80,000, and 50,000, respectively. This suggestion is …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 13:3
19th Century
Bishop
Set the battle in array. — Began the battle. Vulgate, “cumque iniisset Abia certanien” (1 Kings 20:14).
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John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 13:3
17th Century
Pastor
And Abijah set the battle in array, with an army of valiant man
of war, even four hundred thousand chose…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 13:1–22
17th Century
Minister
Jeroboam and his people, through apostasy and idolatry, deserved the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to inflict upon them. It appears from A…