For the fear of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat: But in Testimony of amity, they sent him year after year many presents: Yet he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the Land, and had eleven hundred and threescore thousand Men of War, mighty men of valour that waited on him, besides those whom he put in the fenced cities through out all Judah. Admirable it is, and (but that the word of truth records it) incredible, ⟨p. 427⟩that in so small a Kingdom as Judah was, there should be so many trained, expert, valiant men of War, as were in Jehoshaphat's time. When Judah and all Israel were joined together, even all the twelve Tribes in one Kingdom, that Kingdom was nothing so spacious as England is. For, some of our Shires are larger then some of their Tribes were: and yet our Shires are in number above four times more then their Tribes were: For, we have *above four times twelve shires. How far then do the three Kingdoms under the Dominion of our Sovereign, England, Scotland, and Ireland, how far do they exceed in spaciousness, the Kingdom of Jehoshaphat? Yet question may be made, whether in these three Kingdoms, there be so many score thousands of trained Soldiers, well disciplined men of War, mighty men of valour, as there were hundred thousands in Judah. We account twenty or thirty thousand a great Army, fifty thousand a royal Army. What then an hundred thousand? What an hundred thousand eleven times multiplied, and threescore thousand added thereto? All these were under their Captains, by name, Ready for War, Waiting on the King, to be sent forth at his command: and yet all the fenced cities, which were very many, well replenished with Garrisons, over and above those 1160000. Surely they counted it an honour and safety to their land to have store of trained soldiers, men expert, and ready for War at all times. Therefore frequent mention is made thereof. To omit other particulars, in Davids time, Joab gave up the number and sum of fifteen hundred and seventy thousand men of War, and yet left two 2Tribes un-numbered.
For the feare of the Lord was upon all the kingdomes of the land that were round about Iudah, so that they made no warre against Iehosaphat: But in Testimony of amity, they sent him yeare after yeare many presents: Yet he placed sorces in all the fenced cities of Iudah, and set garrisons in the Land, and had eleven hundred and threescore thousand Men of Warre, mighty men of valour that waited on him, besides those whom he put in the fenced cities thorow out all Iudah. Admirable it is, and (but that the word of truth records it) incredible, ⟨p. 427⟩that in so small a Kingdome as Iudah was, there should be so many trained, expert, valiant men of Warre, as were in Iehosaphats time. When Iudah and all Israel were joyned together, even all the twelve Tribes in one Kingdome, that Kingdome was nothing so spacious as England is. For, some of our Shires are larger then some of their Tribes were: and yet our Shires are in number above foure times more then their Tribes were: For, wee have *above foure times twelve shires. How farre then do the three Kingdomes under the Dominion of our Soveraigne, England, Scotland, and Ireland, how farre do they exceed in spaciousnesse, the Kingdome of Iehosaphat? Yet question may be made, whether in these three Kingdomes, there be so many score thousands of trained Souldiers, well disciplined men of Warre, mighty men of valour, as there were hundred thousands in Iudah. We account twenty or thirty thousand a great Army, fifty thousand a royall Army. What then an hundred thousand? What an hundred thousand eleven times multiplied, and threescore thousand added thereto? All these were under their Captaines, by name, Ready for Warre, Waiting on the King, to be sent forth at his command: and yet all the fenced cities, which were very many, well replenished with Garrisons, over and above those 1160000. Surely they counted it an honour and safety to their land to have store of trained souldiers, men expert, and ready for Warre at all times. Therefore frequent mention is made thereof. To omit other particulars, in Davids time, Ioab gave up the number and summe of fifteene hundred and seventy thousand men of Warre, and yet left two 2Tribes un-numbred.
- *In England 39. in Wales 13.
- 21 Chron. 21. 5.
