The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 26:13 Explained

2 Chronicles 26:13

KJV: And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

YLT: and by their hand is the force of the host, three hundred thousand, and seven thousand, and five hundred warriors, with mighty power to give help to the king against the enemy.

Darby: And under their hand was an army-host of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.

ASV: And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And under their hand  [was] an army,  three  hundred  thousand  and seven  thousand  and five  hundred,  that made  war  with mighty  power,  to help  the king  against the enemy. 

What does 2 Chronicles 26:13 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 26:1-15 - God Made Him To Prosper
The reign of Uzziah was, to all appearance, extremely prosperous; but his personal character deteriorated, as though it could not bear an unbroken succession of prosperity. Proofs of his genius for empire are furnished by his successful wars, 2 Chronicles 26:6-7, his widespread fame, 2 Chronicles 26:8, his buildings and husbandry, 2 Chronicles 26:9-10, and his armies and engines of war, 2 Chronicles 26:11; 2 Chronicles 26:15. In all these "he was marvelously helped." How many can bear the same glad witness concerning God's dealings with them! The best preventive of pride is to recognize all blessing as coming from the marvelous help of God.
When we review our earlier life and think of the position to which God has raised us, can we do other than cry, "Marvelous! Marvelous!" We cannot understand why God has so signally favored us, but we are persuaded that only by His grace we are as we are. Let us not forget that we are made strong in order to help the weak. Whatever we have must be viewed as a precious talent for helping forward the everlasting kingdom of the Lord Jesus. The secret of prosperity is given in Psalms 1:3. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 26

1  Uzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the days of Zechariah, prospers
16  Waxing proud, he invades the priest's office, and is smitten with leprosy
22  He dies, and Jotham succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 26:13 mean?

And under their authority [was] army an army of three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred that made war with power mighty to help the king against the enemy
וְעַל־ יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל לַעְזֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־ הָאוֹיֵֽב

וְעַל־  And  under 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יָדָם֩  their  authority  [was] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
חֵ֨יל  army 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֵיל  
Sense: rampart, fortress, wall.
צָבָ֜א  an  army 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
שְׁלֹ֧שׁ  of  three 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
מֵא֣וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
אֶ֗לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת  and  seven 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
אֲלָפִים֙  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ  and  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular construct
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
מֵא֔וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
עוֹשֵׂ֥י  that  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִלְחָמָ֖ה  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
בְּכֹ֣חַ  with  power 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּחַ 
Sense: strength, power, might.
חָ֑יִל  mighty 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
לַעְזֹ֥ר  to  help 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָאוֹיֵֽב  the  enemy 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אֹיֵב  
Sense: (Qal) enemy.