1 Chronicles 19:8

1 Chronicles 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
• New International Version (NIV)On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:8

6And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from Zobah. 7And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle. And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men. 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;

1 Chronicles 19:8 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אֶת־יוֹאָ֔ב וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־צָבָ֖א הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:8

• 1 Chronicles 11:6And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
• 2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he [fought] against eight hundred, slain [by him] at one time.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:8

• 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. 88. David ... sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men--All the forces of Israel, including the great military orders, were engaged in this war.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:8

• Hadadezer
• Joab
• Medeba
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Chronicles, Books of
• 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