# חֵיל (cheyl)

Israeli respelling: cheyl. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2426. 19 Old Testament occurrences.

an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment

King James renderings: army, bulwark, host, [phrase] poor, rampart, trench, wall.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/cheyl-h2426

## Occurrences

- [2 Samuel 8:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/8/9) — When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
- [2 Samuel 20:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/15) — And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the pe…
- [1 Kings 21:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/21/23) — And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
- [2 Kings 18:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/18/17) — And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they…
- [1 Chronicles 18:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/18/9) — Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
- [1 Chronicles 20:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/20/1) — And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wa…
- [2 Chronicles 16:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 relie…
- [2 Chronicles 24:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/24/23) — And 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…
- [2 Chronicles 24:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/24/24) — For 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 fo…
- [2 Chronicles 26:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/26/13) — And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the…
- [Nehemiah 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/4/2) — And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacr…
- [Psalms 10:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/10/10) — He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
- [Psalms 122:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/122/7) — Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
- [Isaiah 26:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/26/1) — In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
- [Isaiah 36:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/36/2) — And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the u…
- [Lamentations 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/2/8) — The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destr…
- [Joel 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joel/2/11) — And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of th…
- [Obadiah 1:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/obadiah/1/20) — And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Je…
- [Nahum 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/3/8) — Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her…