2 Kings 13:7 meaning and explanation

Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.

2 Kings 13:7, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

This verse reports the military ruin of King Jehoahaz of Israel after years of pressure from Hazael of Aram, whom the LORD had allowed to oppress Israel because of the nation's continued idolatry. The numbers are stark: fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers are all that remain of what had once been a substantial army.

Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.

Read this verse in the app