2 Chronicles 26:11-15 ▼

11 Uzziah kept a standing army, equipped for battle, garrisoned in divisions according to an organizational structure devised by his royal secretary Jeiel and his officer Maaseiah, who reported to Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.

12 The number of senior leaders of the ancestral houses of his elite forces numbered 2,600.

13 Uzziah commanded an army of 307,500 who could fight formidably on behalf of the king against any enemy.

14 In addition, Uzziah equipped the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and stones for use in slings.

15 He also had various siege engines built by skilled designers and placed them on the towers and on the corner ramparts that could fire arrows and very large stones. His reputation spread far and wide, and he was marvelously assisted until he grew very strong.