Forces (ISBE)

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fōr´sis ( חיל , ḥayil ): (1) The word is used as a military term, equivalent to army, in 2 Kings 25:23 , 2 Kings 25:16 (where the King James Version reads "armies"); 2 Chronicles 17:2; Jeremiah 40:7 , etc. See ARMY . (2) In Isaiah 60:5 , Isaiah 60:11 , it is rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) by "wealth," and in Ob Isaiah 60:11 , by "substance."