New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 19:6-19
6When the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they had madeH887themselves repulsiveH887to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to hireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936for themselves chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571from MesopotamiaH763,Aram-maacahאֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙'a.Ram ma.'a.KhahH758H4601, andZobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.
7So they hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936for themselves thirty-twoשְׁנַיִם֩ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.na.Yim u.she.lo.ShimH8147H7970thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,and the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Maacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601and his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,who cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oppositeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311.And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622together from their citiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.
9The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameH3318outH3318and drewH6186upH6186in battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421formationH4421at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had comeבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935were byH905themselvesH905in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
10Now when Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was set againstאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413him at the frontH6440and at the rearוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,he selectedH977warriorsfrom allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the choiceH970menH970in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and linedH6186themupH6186againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Arameansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.
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’s showH2388ourselves courageousH2388for the benefitH1157of our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and may the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in His sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.”
15When the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758had fledנָ֣סnasH5127,they alsoגַם־gam-H1571fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127from his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Abshaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52and 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 broughtH3318outH3318the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480H5676the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,with Shophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of HadadezerH1909leadingH6440them.
17When it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֗ידle.da.VidH1732,he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478together and crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935upon them and drewH6186upH6186inH6186formationH6186againstH413them. And when Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732drewH6186upH6186in battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421formationH4421againstלִקְרַ֤אתlik.RatH7122the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758,they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973him.
18And the Arameansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732killedוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026of the Arameansמֵאֲרָ֗םme.'a.RamH758sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505charioteersרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273soldiersאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376H7273;and he putH4191Shophachשׁוֹפַ֥ךְsho.FakhH7780the commanderשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635toH4191deathH4191.
19So when the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of HadadezerH1909sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they had beendefeatedנִגְּפוּ֙ni.ge.FuH5062by Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they madeH7999peaceוַיַּשְׁלִ֥ימוּvai.yash.Li.muH7999with Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732and servedוַיַּֽעַבְדֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'av.Du.huH5647him. So the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758wereH14not willingאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14to helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983anymoreעֽוֹד׃ פodH5750.
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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