New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Chronicles 19:6-16
6When the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they had madeH887themselves odiousהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH79711,000אֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to hireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936for themselves chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571from MesopotamiaH763,from Aram-maacahאֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙'a.Ram ma.'a.KhahH758H4601andfrom Zobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.
7So they hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936for themselves 32,000שְׁנַיִם֩ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֜לֶףshe.na.Yim u.she.lo.Shim 'E.lefH8147H7970H505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,and the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Maacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601and his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,who cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622together from their citiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.
9The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out and drewוַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186up in battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421array at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had comeבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935were by themselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
10Now when Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was set againstאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413him in frontH6440and in the rearוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,he selectedH977from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the choiceH970men of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and they arrayedוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186themselves againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Arameansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.
11But the remainderיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he placedנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414in the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbshaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251;and they arrayedוַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּvai.Ya.'ar.KhuH6186themselves againstלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
12He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758are tooמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then you shall helpוְהָיִ֥יתָ לִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה סve.ha.Yi.ta lit.shu.'AhH1961H8668me; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983are tooמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480strongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388for you, then I will helpוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃ve.ho.sha'.Ti.khaH3467you.
13Be strongH2388,and let us showH2388ourselves courageousH2388for the sakeH1157of our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971and for the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and may the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in His sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.”
14So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the peopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him drewH5066nearH5066to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,and they fledוַיָּנ֖וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH4480H6440him.
15When the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledנָ֣סnasH5127,they alsoגַם־gam-H1571fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480H6440Abshaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the cityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892.Then Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
16When the Arameansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they had beendefeatedנִגְּפוּ֮ni.ge.FuH5062by Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397and broughtוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318out the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480H5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,with Shophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of HadadezerH1909leadingH6440them.
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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