God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 19:6
6The Ammonites realized that they had made themselves offensive to David. So Hanun and the Ammonites sent 75,000 pounds of silver to hire chariots and horses from the Arameans in Upper Mesopotamia, Maacah, and Zobah.
1 Chronicles 19:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria–maachah, and out of Zobah.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maakah and Zobah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah.
Context of 1 Chronicles 19:6
4So Hanun took David’s men, shaved them, cut off their clothes from the waist down, and sent them away. 5After people told David ⌞what had happened⌟ to the men, he sent ⌞someone⌟ to meet them because they were deeply humiliated. The king said to them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return ⌞to Jerusalem⌟.” The Ammonites realized that they had made themselves offensive to David. So Hanun and the Ammonites sent 75,000 pounds of silver to hire chariots and horses from the Arameans in Upper Mesopotamia, Maacah, and Zobah. 7They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army. They camped near Medeba. The Ammonites gathered for the battle from their cities. 8After David heard about this, he sent Joab and all the elite troops.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 191 Chronicles 19:6 word by word
וַיִּרְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥י הִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּ עִם־דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חָ֠נוּן וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן אֶ֣לֶף כִּכַּר־כֶּ֗סֶף לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר לָ֠הֶם מִן־אֲרַ֨ם נַהֲרַ֜יִם וּמִן־אֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙ וּמִצּוֹבָ֔ה רֶ֖כֶב וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
- sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- that they had made themselves odiousבָּאַשׁbâ'ash · to stinkH887
- to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- talentsכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
- of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- to hireשָׂכַרώâkar sâkar · to hireH7936
- them chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
- out of Mesopotamiaאֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם'ăram nahărayim · MesopotamiaH763
- and out of Syria–maachahמַעֲכָהma‛ăkâh ma‛ăkâth · (Aram)-maacahH4601
- and out of Syria–maachahאֲרָם'ărâm · Aram (Maacah)H758
- and out of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:6
- Luke 10:16“The person who hears you hears me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, whoever rejects this ⌞order⌟ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
- Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have caused me a lot of trouble! You’ve made the people living in the area, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, hate me. There are only a few of us. If they join forces against me and attack me, my family and I will be wiped out.”
- Exodus 5:21So they said, “May the Lord see what you have done and judge you! You have made Pharaoh and his officials hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”
- 1 Samuel 13:4(So all Israel listened.) “I, Saul, have defeated the Philistine troops, and now Israel has become offensive to the Philistines!” All the troops rallied behind Saul at Gilgal.
- 1 Samuel 27:12And Achish believed David. Achish thought, “He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He’ll be my servant from now on.”
- Psalms 14:3Everyone has turned away. Together they have become rotten to the core. No one, not even one person, does good things.
- 2 Chronicles 16:2Then Asa brought out all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent them to Damascus to Aram’s King Benhadad.
- 2 Chronicles 25:6He also hired 100,000 soldiers from Israel for 7,500 pounds of silver.
- 2 Chronicles 27:5He fought with the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites gave him 7,500 pounds of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley. The Ammonites gave him the same amount for two more years.
- Psalms 46:9He puts an end to wars all over the earth. He breaks an archer’s bow. He cuts spears in two. He burns chariots.
- 2 Samuel 10:6The Ammonites realized that they had made themselves offensive to David. So they hired the Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah (20,000 foot soldiers), ⌞the army of⌟ the king of Maacah (1,000 men), and the men of Tob (12,000 men).
- 2 Chronicles 18:3King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth in Gilead?” Jehoshaphat told the king of Israel, “I will do what you do. My troops will do what your troops do. ⌞We will join⌟ your troops in battle.”
- 1 Samuel 14:47When Saul had taken over the kingdom of Israel, he fought against his enemies on every side—against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he was victorious.
- 2 Samuel 8:3When David went to restore his control ⌞over the territory⌟ along the Euphrates River, he defeated Zobah’s King Hadadezer, son of Rehob.
- 1 Kings 11:23God also raised up Rezon, son of Eliada, as a rival to Solomon. Rezon fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah,
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia - These are not mentioned in the parallel place in Samuel; probably they did not arrive till the Ammonites and their other allies were defeated by the Israelites in the first battle.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A thousand talents of silver - The price is not given in Samuel. On the practice of hiring troops about this time in western Asia, see 1 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 7:6; 2 Chronicles 25:6.Read the comment
- 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. 66. when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David--One universal feeling of indignation was roused throughout Israel, and all classes supported the king in his determination to avenge this unprovoked insult on the Hebrew nation. Hanun ... sent a thousand talents of silver--a sum equal to £342,100, to procure the services of foreign mercenaries. chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia ... Syria-maachah, and ... Zobah--The…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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