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 Living Translation (NLT)The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city, while the other kings positioned themselves to fight in the open fields.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:9

7So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle. 8Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. 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. 10When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. 11And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon.

1 Chronicles 19:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and put the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• before the gateפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that were comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• by themselves in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:9

• 1 Samuel 17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against 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 by thousands.
• 2 Chronicles 13:3Abijah set the battle in order with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand choice men. Jeroboam also drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand choice men, mighty men of valor.
• 2 Chronicles 14:10So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
• Isaiah 28:6For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
• Jeremiah 50:42They shall hold the bow and the lance; They are cruel and shall not show mercy. Their voice shall roar like the sea; They shall ride on horses, Set in array, like a man for the battle, Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
• Joel 2:5With a noise like chariots Over mountaintops they leap, Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, Like a strong people set in battle array.
• 2 Samuel 10:8Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array at the entrance of the gate. And the Syrians of Zoba, Beth Rehob, Ish-Tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
• 1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his forces together; thirty-two kings were with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and made war 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
• Medeba
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In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Chronicles, Books of
• Medeba
• Genealogy
• Joab
• Port; Porter
• Zobah

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