Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation In addition, he hired 100,000 soldiers from Israel at a cost of about four tons of silver. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He hired also of Israel a hundred thousand valiant men, for a hundred talents of silver. 2s 6d. and the talent, being 3000 shekels (see Exodus 38:25,26 And it was offered by them that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, of six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms. . . . ) at 375l., one hundred talents would amount to 37,500l; which divided among 100,000 men, quotes only 7s 6d; hence we may suppose, that this was only an earnest of their pay, or that they expected to be enriched by the plunder of the Edomites. Context Amaziah's Victories5Amasias therefore gathered Juda together, and appointed them by families, and captains of thousands and of hundreds in all Juda, and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and could hold the spear and shield. 6He hired also of Israel a hundred thousand valiant men, for a hundred talents of silver.7But a man of God came to him, and said: O king, let not the army of Israel go out with thee, for the Lord is not with Israel, and all the children of Ephraim:… Cross References 2 Chronicles 25:5 Amasias therefore gathered Juda together, and appointed them by families, and captains of thousands and of hundreds in all Juda, and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and could hold the spear and shield. 2 Chronicles 25:7 But a man of God came to him, and said: O king, let not the army of Israel go out with thee, for the Lord is not with Israel, and all the children of Ephraim: Jump to Previous Fighting Fighting-Men Hired Hireth Hundred Israel Mighty Ones Silver Talents Thousand Valiant Valor Valour WarriorsJump to Next Fighting Fighting-Men Hired Hireth Hundred Israel Mighty Ones Silver Talents Thousand Valiant Valor Valour WarriorsLinks 2 Chronicles 25:6 NIV2 Chronicles 25:6 NLT 2 Chronicles 25:6 ESV 2 Chronicles 25:6 NASB 2 Chronicles 25:6 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 25:6 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 25:6 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 25:6 French Bible 2 Chronicles 25:6 German Bible Alphabetical: a also fighting for from He hired hundred Israel men of one out silver talents thousand valiant warriors OT History: 2 Chronicles 25:6 He hired also one hundred thousand mighty (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |