2 Chronicles 25:5

If we compare the army of Judah as mentioned in this place, with the army as it stood in the days of Jehoshaphat, we find a sad decrease. See 2 Chronicles 17:12. The whole of Jehoshaphat's subjects at that time were little less than six million, including men, women, and children. But this will be explained when we consider what are the sad consequences of sin. The Lord turneth a fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. Psalms 107:34.