2 Samuel 10:7

2 Samuel 10:7 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)And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host 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 2 Samuel 10:7

5Some people told David what had happened. His officers were very ashamed, so David sent a message to them. King David said, ‘Stay in Jericho city until your beards have grown again. Then you can return here.’ 6The Ammonites realized that they had made David very angry. So they paid 20,000 Syrian soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah to come and fight for them. They also brought 1,000 soldiers from the king of Maakah and 12,000 soldiers from Tob. David heard news about this. So he sent Joab with all the soldiers in his army to fight against them. 8The Ammonite soldiers marched out from their city. They stood in front of the city's gates and they were ready to fight. The Syrian soldiers from Zobah and Rehob and the soldiers from Tob and Maakah stayed in the fields near the city. 9Joab saw that there were two groups of the enemy's soldiers. They were ready to attack his army from different sides. So he chose some of Israel's best soldiers. Joab himself led them to attack the Syrian soldiers in the fields.

2 Samuel 10:7 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אֶת־יוֹאָ֔ב וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־הַצָּבָ֖א הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• he sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• and all the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:7

• 2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of David's bravest soldiers: Josheb-Basshebeth was the leader of the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’. He belonged to Tahkemon's clan. He used his spear to fight against 800 men in one battle and he killed them all.
• 1 Chronicles 19:8David heard news about this. So he sent Joab with all the soldiers in his army to fight against them.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7All the host of the mighty - All his worthies, and the flower of his army.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7This sufficiently indicates the greatness of the danger to Israel from this formidable league of Ammonites and Syrians.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 They that are at war with the Son of David, not only give the provocation, but begin the war. God has forces to send against those that set his wrath at defiance, Is 5:19, which will convince them that none ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. Christ's soldiers should strengthen one another's hands in their spiritual warfare. Let nothing be wanting in us, whatever the success be. When we make conscience of doing our duty, we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19After the break in 2 Samuel 9, the story goes back to David's military successes. The Ammonites were likely the dominant political power in Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan) during Saul’s reign and the early years of David’s reign.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David--To chastise those insolent and inhospitable Ammonites, who had violated the common law of nations, David sent a large army under the command of Joab, while they, informed of the impending attack, made energetic preparations to repel it by engaging the services of an immense number of Syrian mercenaries. Beth-rehob--the capital of the low-lying region between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 10:7

• Joab
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Ammonite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hadarezer
• Hanun
• Medeba
• Nahash
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Bible, the

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10

• 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