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1 Chronicles 19:11
11and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
1 Chronicles 19:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
- New International Version (NIV)He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon.
Context of 1 Chronicles 19:11
9And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field. 10And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians; and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon. 12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee. 13Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 191 Chronicles 19:11 word by word
וְאֵת֙ יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם נָתַ֕ן בְּיַ֖ד אַבְשַׁ֣י אָחִ֑יו וַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּ לִקְרַ֖את בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:11
- 1 Chronicles 11:20And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
- 1 Chronicles 19:9And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:11
- 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
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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
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