# the house of Judah and Benjamin

Here "house" is a metonym that represents a tribe or descendants and refers specifically to the soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Alternate translation: "all the soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# 180,000 chosen men

"one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])

# chosen men who were soldiers

"choice men who were soldiers." The phrase "chosen men" is an idiom that refers to elite soldiers who were skilled in battle. Alternate translation: "of the best soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])