Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 19

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1 Chronicles 19 . 1 , David’s messengers , sent to comfort Hanun , the son of Nahash , are villainously treated; 1 Chronicles 19 . 6 , The Ammonites , strengthened by the Syrians , are overcome by Joab and Abishai; 1 Chronicles 19 . 16 , Shophach , making a new supply of the Syrians , is slain by David.

1 Chronicles 19:1

Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.

1 Chronicles 19:1 · BSB

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1 Chronicles 19:2

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

1 Chronicles 19:2 · BSB

I will show6 parallels

the children6 parallels

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1 Chronicles 19:3

the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

1 Chronicles 19:3 · BSB

but the princes3 parallels

Thinkest thou that David1 parallel

Heb. In thine eyes doth David

to search6 parallels

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1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

1 Chronicles 19:4 · BSB

took David's3 parallels

shaved them4 parallels

and cut3 parallels

sent them6 parallels

1 Chronicles 19:5

When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

1 Chronicles 19:5 · BSB

and told David1 parallel

at Jericho2 parallels

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1 Chronicles 19:6

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

1 Chronicles 19:6 · BSB

had made2 parallels

odious5 parallels

Heb. to stink

a thousand5 parallels

Syriamaachah1 parallel

Zobah7 parallels

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1 Chronicles 19:7

So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.

1 Chronicles 19:7 · BSB

hired6 parallels

thirty1 parallel

Thirty-two thousand soldiers , exclusive of the thousand sent by the king of Maachah , are mentioned in the parallel passage

  • 2 Samuel 10:6 but of chariots or cavalry there is no mention; and the number of chariots stated here is prodigious , and beyond all credibility. But as the word raichev denotes not only a chariot , but a rider (see Isaiah 21 . 7) , it ought most probably to be rendered here , in a collective sense , cavalry; and then the number of troops will exactly agree with the passage in Samuel. It is probable that they were a kind of auxiliary troops who were usually mounted on horses , or in chariots , but who occasionally served as foot-soldiers

the king of Maachah1 parallel

This variation exists only in the translation , the original being the same in both places , melech maachah , "the king of Maachah."

Medeba3 parallels

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1 Chronicles 19:8

On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

1 Chronicles 19:8 · BSB

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1 Chronicles 19:9

The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

1 Chronicles 19:9 · BSB

put the battle7 parallels

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1 Chronicles 19:10

When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

1 Chronicles 19:10 · BSB

when Joab1 parallel

set against3 parallels

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battle Heb. face of the battle

choice or , young men

1 Chronicles 19:11

And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 19:11 · BSB

Abishai2 parallels

Heb. Abshai

  • 1 Chronicles 11:20
  • 1 Chronicles 18:12 The variation of אבישי [Strong's H52] , Abishai , and אבשי [Strong's H52] , Abshai , is simply caused by the elision of י , yood , which is by no means uncommon

and they set1 parallel

1 Chronicles 19:12

“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

1 Chronicles 19:12 · BSB

If the Syrians5 parallels

1 Chronicles 19:13

Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

1 Chronicles 19:13 · BSB

of good12 parallels

let the Lord6 parallels

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let us behave etc. In Samuel , "let us play the men;" but the original is the same in both places , nithchazzak.

1 Chronicles 19:14

So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

1 Chronicles 19:14 · BSB

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1 Chronicles 19:15

When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 19:15 · BSB

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1 Chronicles 19:16

When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

1 Chronicles 19:16 · BSB

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Shophach1 parallel

This variation arises from the permutation of ב , baith , and פ , pay; being written in the parallel passage שובך [Strong's H7731] , Shobach , and here שופך [Strong's H7780] , Shophach

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am 2968 , bc 1036 , An , Ex , Is , 455

river that is , Euphrates

1 Chronicles 19:17

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

1 Chronicles 19:17 · BSB

upon them1 parallel

Instead of alaihem , "upon them ," it is in

  • 2 Samuel 10:17 chelamah , "to Helam . " the one seems evidently to be a mistake for the other

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1 Chronicles 19:18

But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.

1 Chronicles 19:18 · BSB

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footmen1 parallel

If these troops were as we have suppose , a kind of dismounted cavalry , the terms footmen and horsemen might be indifferently applied to them

seven thousand In the parallel passage , "the men of seven hundred chariots;" which difference probably arose from mistaking ן , noon final , which stands for 700 , for ז , zayin , with a dot above , which denotes 7 ,000 , or vice versa . the great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other.

1 Chronicles 19:19

When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.

1 Chronicles 19:19 · BSB

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Allusions 1 Chronicles 19:1 → 2 Samuel 10:1, 1 Chronicles 19:1-19 → 2 Samuel 10:1-19
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