2 Chronicles 14:8

that bare targets and spears … that bare shields and drew bows LXX., δύναμις ὁπλοφόρων (ὁπλιτῶν) αἰρόντων θυρεοὺς καὶ δόρατα … πελτασταὶ καὶ τοξόται. The Chronicler divides Asa's army into the heavy-armed men belonging to Judah and the light-armed bowmen belonging to Benjamin. Asa apparently had no chariots, "targets" and "shields" should be transposed as in 2 Chronicles 9:15.

of Judah three hundred thousand … of Benjamin … two hundred and fourscore thousand The total is 580,000. Under Asa's successor, Jehoshaphat, the numbers are (2 Chronicles 17:14-18), Judah 780,000, Benjamin 380,000, making a total of 1,160,000, i.e. the double of the total given above. Whether the Chronicler drew these numbers from any ancient document is not known, but his main point seems to be that Judah was strong in the early days of Asa, while Asa shewed faith in God, and that Judah became still stronger under his really religious successor, Jehoshaphat. It is to be noted that it is notsaid that Asa brought these 580,000 men into the field against the Ethiopians; cp. note on 2 Chronicles 13:3.