1 Chronicles 19:9

1 Chronicles 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
• New International Version (NIV)The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:9

7So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped opposite Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to the battle. 8When David heard about it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men. The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. 10Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him at the front and at the rear, he selected warriors from all the choice men in Israel and lined them up against the Arameans. 11But the remainder of the people he placed under the command of Abshai his brother; and they lined up against the sons of Ammon.

1 Chronicles 19:9 word by word

וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֑יר וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔אוּ לְבַדָּ֖ם בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and drewעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• in battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• at the entranceפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• had comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• were byבַּדbad · alone: poleH905
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:9

• 1 Samuel 17:2Saul and the men of Israel were assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, and they drew up in battle formation to confront the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 18:4Then the king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and thousands.
• 2 Chronicles 13:3Abijah began the battle with an army of warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men who were valiant warriors.
• 2 Chronicles 14:10So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
• Isaiah 28:6A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
• Jeremiah 50:42They seize their bow and javelin; They are cruel and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, Drawn up like a man for the battle Against you, daughter of Babylon.
• Joel 2:5With a noise as of chariots They leap about on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.
• 2 Samuel 10:8And the sons of Ammon came out and lined up for battle at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were stationed by themselves in the field.
• 1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, gathered all his army, and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:9

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:9

• Hadadezer
• Joab
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• Medeba
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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