English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 19:11
11The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites.
Context of 1 Chronicles 19:11
9And 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. 10When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites. 12And he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you. 13Be strong, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him."
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the restיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
- of the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
- he deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- unto the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
- his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
- againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
- the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:11
- 1 Chronicles 11:20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- 1 Chronicles 19:9And 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.
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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