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His army. He had a host of fighting men that went out to war by bands (לִגְדוּד, in bands), “in the number of their muster by Jeiel the scribe, and Maaseiah the steward (שֹׁטֵר), under Hananiah, one of the king's captains.” The meaning is: that the mustering by which the host was arranged in bands or detachments for war service, was undertaken by (בְּיַד) two officials practised in writing and the making up of lists, who were given as assistants to Hananiah, one of the princes of the kingdom (יַד עַל), or placed at his disposal.
2Ch 26:12-13
The total number of the heads of the fathers'-houses in valiant heroes (לְגִבֹּורֵי with לְ of subordination) was 2600, and under these (יָדָם עַל, to their hand, i.e., subordinate to them) an army of 307,500 warriors with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. The army was consequently divided according to the fathers'-houses, so that probably each father's-house formed a detachment (גְּדוּד) led by the most valiant among them.
2Ch 26:14
Uzziah supplied this force with the necessary weapons-shield, lance, helmet, and coat of mail, bows and sling-stones. לָהֶם is more closely defined by לְכָל.