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Strong’s H2428 · Hebrew

חַיִל

chayil · khah'-yil

Origin from חוּל (H2342);

Meaning probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

In the King James Version able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).

In 224 verses of the King James Version

101–150 of 224

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:8And Asa had an army 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.
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:9And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
  3. 2 Chronicles 16:4And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
  4. 2 Chronicles 16:7And 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 of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
  5. 2 Chronicles 16:8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
  6. 2 Chronicles 17:2And he placed forces 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.
  7. 2 Chronicles 17:13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
  8. 2 Chronicles 17:14And 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 three hundred thousand.
  9. 2 Chronicles 17:16And 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.
  10. 2 Chronicles 17:17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
  11. 2 Chronicles 23:14Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, 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.
  12. 2 Chronicles 24:23And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host 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.
  13. 2 Chronicles 24:24For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
  14. 2 Chronicles 25:6He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
  15. 2 Chronicles 26:11Moreover Uzziah had an host 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.
  16. 2 Chronicles 26:12The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.
  17. 2 Chronicles 26:13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
  18. 2 Chronicles 26:17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
  19. 2 Chronicles 28:6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
  20. 2 Chronicles 32:21And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, 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.
  21. 2 Chronicles 33:14Now 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 in all the fenced cities of Judah.
  22. Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers 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.
  23. Nehemiah 2:9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
  24. Nehemiah 4:2And he spake before his brethren and the army 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?
  25. Nehemiah 11:6All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
  26. Nehemiah 11:14And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
  27. Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
  28. Esther 8:11Wherein 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 of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
  29. Job 5:5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
  30. Job 15:29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
  31. Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
  32. Job 20:18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
  33. Job 21:7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
  34. Job 31:25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
  35. Psalms 18:32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
  36. Psalms 18:39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
  37. Psalms 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
  38. Psalms 33:17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
  39. Psalms 49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
  40. Psalms 49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
  41. Psalms 59:11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
  42. Psalms 60:12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
  43. Psalms 62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
  44. Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
  45. Psalms 76:5The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
  46. Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
  47. Psalms 108:13Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
  48. Psalms 110:3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
  49. Psalms 118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
  50. Psalms 118:16The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.

חַיִל (H2428) · Strong’s · Cloud of Witnesses