Contemporary English Version Anglicised

2 Chronicles 17:16-19 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

16. Amasiah son of Zichri, who had volunteered to serve the Lord, was third in command, with two hundred thousand soldiers under him.

17. Eliada was a brave warrior who commanded the troops from Benjamin. He had two hundred thousand soldiers under his command, all of them armed with bows and shields.

18. Jehozabad was second in command, with one hundred and eighty thousand soldiers under him.

19. These were the troops who protected the king in Jerusalem, not counting those he had assigned to the fortified cities throughout the country.