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The whole number of the heads of fathers` [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
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Organized Leadership
Commentators explain that the 2,600 men mentioned were the heads of families who also served as the principal officers and commanders of the army. This detail reveals a highly organized military structured around clans, where civic and military leadership were intertwined.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
UZZIAH’S CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND MILITARY STRENGTH (2 Chronicles 26:6–15).
This section is peculiar t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand six hundred…
Presbyterian
As long as Uzziah sought the Lord and was devoted to religion, God made him prosper. Only those prosper whom God makes to prosper, for prosperity i…