Strong's Concordance H2428

Original Word: חַיִל
Transliteration: chayil
Phonetic Spelling: khah'-yil
from H2342; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ( ) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ( ) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).

Usages throughout the bible

2 Chronicles 14:8 - And Asa had an army H2428 of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour. H2428

2 Chronicles 14:9 - And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host H2428 of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 16:4 - And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies H2428 against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

2 Chronicles 16:7 - And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host H2428 of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

2 Chronicles 16:8 - Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, H2428 with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

2 Chronicles 17:2 - And he placed forces H2428 in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

2 Chronicles 17:13 - And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, H2428 were in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 17:14 - And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour H2428 three hundred thousand.

2 Chronicles 17:16 - And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. H2428

2 Chronicles 17:17 - And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, H2428 and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

2 Chronicles 23:14 - Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, H2428 and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 24:23 - And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host H2428 of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.

2 Chronicles 24:24 - For the army H2428 of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host H2428 into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

2 Chronicles 25:6 - He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour H2428 out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

2 Chronicles 26:11 - Moreover Uzziah had an host H2428 of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

2 Chronicles 26:12 - The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour H2428 were two thousand and six hundred.

2 Chronicles 26:13 - And under their hand was an army, H2428 three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty H2428 power, to help the king against the enemy.

2 Chronicles 26:17 - And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant H2428 men:

2 Chronicles 28:6 - For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant H2428 men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 32:21 - And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, H2428 and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

2 Chronicles 33:14 - Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war H2428 in all the fenced cities of Judah.

Ezra 8:22 - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers H2428 and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

Nehemiah 2:9 - Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army H2428 and horsemen with me.

Nehemiah 4:2 - And he spake before his brethren and the army H2428 of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

Nehemiah 11:6 - All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant H2428 men.

Nehemiah 11:14 - And their brethren, mighty men of valour, H2428 an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.

Esther 1:3 - In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power H2428 of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

Esther 8:11 - Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power H2428 of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

Job 5:5 - Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. H2428

Job 15:29 - He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance H2428 continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

Job 20:15 - He hath swallowed down riches, H2428 and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

Job 20:18 - That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance H2428 shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

Job 21:7 - Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? H2428

Job 31:25 - If I rejoiced because my wealth H2428 was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Psalms 18:32 - It is God that girdeth me with strength, H2428 and maketh my way perfect.

Psalms 18:39 - For thou hast girded me with strength H2428 unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Psalms 33:16 - There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: H2428 a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Psalms 33:17 - An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. H2428

Psalms 49:6 - They that trust in their wealth, H2428 and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Psalms 49:10 - For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth H2428 to others.

Psalms 59:11 - Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; H2428 and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Psalms 60:12 - Through God we shall do valiantly: H2428 for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Psalms 62:10 - Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches H2428 increase, set not your heart upon them.

Psalms 73:12 - Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. H2428

Psalms 76:5 - The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might H2428 have found their hands.

Psalms 84:7 - They go from strength H2428 to strength, H2428 every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

Psalms 108:13 - Through God we shall do valiantly: H2428 for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Psalms 110:3 - Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, H2428 in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Psalms 118:15 - The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. H2428

Psalms 118:16 - The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. H2428