1 Chronicles 19:9

1 Chronicles 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
• New International Version (NIV)The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:9

7So they hired for themselves 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah and his troops, who came and camped before Medeba. And the Ammonites gathered together from their cities and came to battle. 8When David heard about it, he sent Joab and all the army of courageous men. The Ammonites came out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city [Medeba], while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country. 10Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in the front and in the rear, he chose warriors from all the choice men of Israel and put them in formation against the Arameans (Syrians). 11The rest of the soldiers he placed in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they lined up against the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 19:9 word by word

וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֑יר וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔אוּ לְבַדָּ֖ם בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and put the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• before the gateפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that were comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• by themselves in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:9

• 1 Samuel 17:2Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together and they camped in the Valley of Elah, and assembled in battle formation to meet the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 18:4Then the king said to them, “I will do whatever seems best to you.” So the king stood beside the gate [of Mahanaim], and all the army went out in groups of hundreds and of thousands.
• 2 Chronicles 13:3Abijah began the battle with an army of brave soldiers, 400,000 chosen men. Jeroboam drew up in battle formation against him with 800,000 chosen men, valiant men.
• 2 Chronicles 14:10Then Asa went out against him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
• Isaiah 28:6A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment [administering the law], A strength to those who drive back the battle at the gate.
• Jeremiah 50:42They seize their bow and spear; They are cruel and have no compassion. They sound like the roaring of the sea; They ride on horses, Every man equipped like a man [ready] for the battle Against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
• Joel 2:5Like the noise of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, Like a mighty people set in battle formation.
• 2 Samuel 10:8The Ammonites came out and lined up for battle at the entrance of the [city] gate, but the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were [stationed] by themselves in the field.
• 1 Kings 20:1Ben-hadad king of Aram (Syria) gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were [allied] with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria [Israel’s capital], and fought against it.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13The enemy armies set up their battle lines carefully. The Ammonites positioned themselves so that the city of Medeba could be a safe place. Meanwhile, the Israelites faced a second attack from the Arameans. Joab split his forces to fight on both sides from a central gathering point.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-159-15. children of Ammon ... put the battle in array before the gate of the city--that is, outside the walls of Medeba, a frontier town on the Arnon. the kings that were come were by themselves in the field--The Israelitish army being thus beset by the Ammonites in front, and by the Syrian auxiliaries behind, Joab resolved to attack the latter (the more numerous and formidable host), while he directed his brother Abishai, with a suitable detachment, to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:9

• Hadadezer
• Joab
• Medeba
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Medeba
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Joab
• Port; Porter
• Zobah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings