25:5a Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah

Amaziah asked the men of Judah to assemble.
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King Amaziah made all of Judah’s men gather together.

25:5b and assigned them according to their families

He assigned the men of each family
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He assigned them with their brothers ⌊to serve in his army⌋.

25:5c to commanders of thousands and of hundreds.

to be ⌊in the army⌋ under leaders of thousands of men, and leaders of hundreds of men.
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⌊They were assigned to be⌋ under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

25:5b–c (reordered)

King Amaziah mobilized all the men from the clans of Judah. He assigned each man to be with his relatives ⌊in the army⌋ under commanders of hundreds and of thousands of men.

25:5d And he numbered those twenty years of age or older

He called for all the men twenty years and older to assemble.
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He called together the men who were twenty (20) years old and older.

25:5e throughout Judah and Benjamin

All the men of Judah and Benjamin were included.
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⌊He did this⌋ for all the men of the clans of Judah and Benjamin.

25:5f and found 300,000 chosen men

And he counted three hundred thousand men.
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There were ⌊a total of⌋ three hundred thousand (300,000) men.

25:5g able to serve in the army,

They were ready to serve as soldiers
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These were men able to fight

25:5h bearing the spear and shield.

and were able to fight with spear and shield.
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who had ⌊been trained⌋ to use spears and shields.

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