1 Chronicles 19:15

1 Chronicles 19:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Ammonites realized that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, Joab's brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:15

13Be 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.” 14So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him. 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. 16When 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. 17When 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 19:15 word by word

וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֤וֹן רָאוּ֙ כִּי־נָ֣ס אֲרָ֔ם וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ גַם־הֵ֗ם מִפְּנֵי֙ אַבְשַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָעִ֑ירָה וַיָּבֹ֥א יוֹאָ֖ב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

• When the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• When the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the Arameansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• had fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• tooגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Joab’s brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
• and they enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:15

• Leviticus 26:7You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19This section tells about David's wars and military successes, showing him as a great warrior in Israel's history. It focuses on the public and political sides of David's enemies, with little about their private lives. There are three main parts that match accounts in Samuel: Battles during the kingdom's expansion (1 Chronicles 18:1–17; see 2 Samuel 8:1–16) The battle against the Ammonites (1 Chronicles 19:1–20:3; see 2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:30–31) The…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 19:15

• Hadadezer
• Joab
• Medeba
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Jerusalem
• Joab
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hadadezer
• Medeba
• Genealogy
• 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