English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 19:3
3But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?"
1 Chronicles 19:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
- New International Version (NIV)the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?”
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!”
Context of 1 Chronicles 19:3
1Now after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place. 2And David said, "I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash, for his father dealt kindly with me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came to the land of the Ammonites to Hanun to console him. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?" 4So Hanun took David's servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away; 5and they departed. When David was told concerning the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, "Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return."
Read all of 1 Chronicles 191 Chronicles 19:3 word by word
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ שָׂרֵ֨י בְנֵי־עַמּ֜וֹן לְחָנ֗וּן הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד דָּוִ֤יד אֶת־אָבִ֙יךָ֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֥ח לְךָ֖ מְנַחֲמִ֑ים הֲלֹ֡א בַּ֠עֲבוּר לַחְקֹ֨ר וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְ וּלְרַגֵּל֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ בָּ֥אוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
- Thinkestעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- thou that Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- doth honourכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- that he hath sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- comfortersנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
- unto thee? are not his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- unto thee for to searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
- and to overthrowהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
- and to spy outרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
- the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:3
- 1 Samuel 29:4But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him, "Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?
- 1 Kings 12:8But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
- Genesis 42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land."
- Joshua 2:1And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there.
- Judges 1:23And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)
- Judges 18:2So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, "Go and explore the land." And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The new Ammonite ruler, Hanun, opposed Israel being near his nation. The Ammonites hired Aramean armies from the north. These combined forces gathered at Medeba to challenge David's control of Moab's plateau.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. are not his servants come unto thee for to search?--that is, thy capital, Rabbah (2Sa 10:3).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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