1 Chronicles 19:17

1 Chronicles 19:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
• New International Version (NIV)When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan; he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to them and drew up his forces against them. And when David set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them. So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:17

15The Ammonites saw that the Syrians were running away from Joab. So they also ran away from his brother Abishai's men. They went back into their city. So Joab returned to Jerusalem. 16The Syrian soldiers realized that Israel had won the battle against them. So they sent men with a message to fetch more soldiers to help them. More Syrian soldiers came from the other side of the Euphrates river. Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, led them. David heard about what was happening. So he took all Israel's soldiers across the Jordan River. David led his army to attack the Syrian soldiers. The Syrians also prepared to fight. When the battle started, 18the Syrians ran away from the Israelites. David and his army killed 7,000 Syrians who drove chariots. They killed 40,000 other Syrian soldiers. They also killed Shophach, the captain of the Syrian army. 19The kings who were under King Hadadezer's authority saw that Israel had won the battle. So they made an agreement with David that they would not fight against Israel any more. They agreed to be under David's authority. After that, the Syrians would no longer agree to help the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 19:17 word by word

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְדָוִ֗יד וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיָּבֹ֣א אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲרֹ֨ךְ דָּוִ֜יד לִקְרַ֤את אֲרָם֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and he gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• had put the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• they foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:17

• 2 Samuel 10:17David heard about what was happening. So he took all Israel's soldiers across the Jordan River to Helam. The Syrian soldiers stood in their places ready to fight. When the battle started,
• 1 Chronicles 19:9The Ammonite soldiers marched out from their city. They stood at the entrance of their city and they were ready to fight. The other kings and their soldiers stayed in the fields near the city.
• Isaiah 22:6Elam's soldiers came with bows and arrows. They came with chariots and riders on horses. Kir's soldiers prepared their shields to fight.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:17

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19In the battle against the Arameans, David achieved three goals: He challenged Hadadezer's power He disrupted the Aramean alliance He stopped any future alliance between the Arameans and the AmmonitesRead the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:17

• Hadadezer
• Jordan
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Israel
• Jordan
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hadadezer
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy

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