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

7They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonites also came together from their cities for the battle. 8David heard about this and sent Joab and all the elite troops. The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves. 10When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some of Israel’s finest young men and lined up in formation to engage the Arameans. 11He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai. They lined up in formation to engage 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 gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah; then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 18:4“I will do whatever you think is best,” the king replied to them. So he stood beside the city gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.
• 2 Chronicles 13:3Abijah set his army of warriors in order with four hundred thousand fit young men. Jeroboam arranged his mighty army of eight hundred thousand fit young men in battle formation against him.
• 2 Chronicles 14:10So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in Zephathah Valley at Mareshah.
• Isaiah 28:6a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, and strength to those who repel attacks at the city gate.
• Jeremiah 50:42They grasp bow and javelin. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, lined up like men in battle formation against you, Daughter Babylon.
• Joel 2:5They bound on the tops of the mountains. Their sound is like the sound of chariots, like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for war.
• 2 Samuel 10:8The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance to the city gate while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were in the field by themselves.
• 1 Kings 20:1Now King Ben-hadad of Aram assembled his entire army. Thirty-two kings, along with horses and chariots, were with him. He marched up, besieged Samaria, 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