God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 19:11
11He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the troops. They organized for combat 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed 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.
Context of 1 Chronicles 19:11
9The Ammonites formed a battle line at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob and the kings who had come remained by themselves in the open country. 10When Joab saw he was under attack in front and behind, he took the select troops of Israel and organized them for combat against the Arameans. He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the troops. They organized for combat against the Ammonites. 12Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for my ⌞troops⌟, be ready to help me. And if the Ammonites are too strong for your ⌞troops⌟, I’ll help you. 13Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God, and the Lord will do what he considers right.”
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 11:20Joab’s brother Abishai was the leader of the thirty. He used his spear to kill 300 men, but he was not one of the three,
- 1 Chronicles 18:12Zeruiah’s son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region.
- 1 Chronicles 19:9The Ammonites formed a battle line at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob and the kings who had come remained 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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