1 Chronicles 19:14

1 Chronicles 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians for battle, and they fled before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:14

12Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you. 13Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.” Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him. 15When the Ammonites realized that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem. 16After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

1 Chronicles 19:14 word by word

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ יוֹאָ֜ב וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֛וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י אֲרָ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּנ֖וּסוּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• with him drew nighנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• unto the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and they fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:14

• 1 Kings 20:13Meanwhile a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
• 2 Chronicles 13:5Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
• Jeremiah 46:15Why will your warriors be laid low? They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19This section tells about David's wars and military successes, showing him as a great warrior in Israel's history. It focuses on the public and political sides of David's enemies, with little about their private lives. There are three main parts that match accounts in Samuel: Battles during the kingdom's expansion (1 Chronicles 18:1–17; see 2 Samuel 8:1–16) The battle against the Ammonites (1 Chronicles 19:1–20:3; see 2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:30–31) The…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 19:14

• Hadadezer
• Joab
• Medeba
• Zobah

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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