Bible Verses About Armies: Standing armies

So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.

And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem.

And these are the nombers of them after the house of their fathers, In Iudah were captaines of thousands, Adnah the captaine, and with him of valiant men three hundreth thousande.

And at his hande Iehohanan a captaine, and with him two hundreth and fourescore thousande.

And at his hande Amasiah the sonne of Zichri, which willingly offered him selfe vnto the Lord, and with him two hundreth thousand valiant men.

And of Beniamin, Eliada a valiant man, and with him armed men with bowe and shielde two hundreth thousand.

And at his hand Iehozabad, and with him an hundreth and fourescore thousand armed to the warre.

These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.

Vzziah had also an hoste of fighting men that went out to warre by bandes, according to the count of their nomber vnder the hande of Ieiel the Scribe, and Maaseiah the ruler, and vnder the hand of Hananiah, one of the Kings captaines.

The whole nomber of the chiefe of the families of the valiant men were two thousande and sixe hundreth.

And vnder their hande was the armie for warre, three hundreth and seuen thousand, and fiue hundreth that fought valiantly to helpe the King against the enemie.

And Vzziah prepared them throughout all the hoste, shieldes, and speares, and helmets, and brigandines, and bowes, and stones to sling.

He made also very artificial engins in Ierusalem, to be vpon the towres and vpon the corners, to shoote arrowes and great stones: and his name spred farre abroade, because God did helpe him marueilously, till he was mightie.