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1 Chronicles 19
2AndDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willshowאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617toHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176, because hisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1showedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to me. AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him concerning hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1. So theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935into thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983toHanunחָנ֖וּןcha.NunH2586, tocomfortלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.
3But theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559toHanunלְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.NunH2586,Thinkestבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thou thatDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732dothhonourהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, that he hathsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162to thee? are not hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to thee tosearchלַחְקֹ֨רlach.KorH2713, and tooverthrowוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.FokhH2015, and to spyoutוּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.GelH7270thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776?
4ThereforeHanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andshavedוַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvay.ga.le.ChemH1548them, and cutoffוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772theirgarmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in themiddleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677, even to theirbuttocksהַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הha.mif.sa.'AhH4667, and sent themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.
5Then therewentH3212certain, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֨ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732how themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582were served. And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tomeetH7125them: for themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582weregreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966ashamedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tarryשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427atJerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405until yourbeardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206aregrownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.
6And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they had made themselvesodiousהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701tohireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936themchariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571out ofMesopotamiaH763, and out ofSyriamaachahאֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙'a.Ram ma.'a.KhahH758H4601, and out ofZobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.
7So theyhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַיִם֩she.na.YimH8147thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393, and thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaachahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601and hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971; whocameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311. And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gathered themselvestogetherנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622from theircitiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.
9And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameoutוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318, and put thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayוַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186before thegateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that hadcomeבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935were by themselves in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
10Now whenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was set against himbeforeH6440andbehindוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268, he chosefromוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977all thebestבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and put them inarrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125theSyriansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.
11And therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hedeliveredנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414to thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, and they set themselves inarrayוַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּvai.Ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
12And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758shall be toostrongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then thou shalthelpלִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה סlit.shu.'AhH8668me: but if thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983shall be toostrongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I willhelpוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃ve.ho.sha'.Ti.khaH3467thee.
13Be of goodcourageחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388, and let us behave ourselvesvaliantlyוְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ve.nit.cha.ze.KahH2388for ourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971, and for thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: and let theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in hissightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.
15And when thechildrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758hadfledנָ֣סnasH5127, they likewisefledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thecityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892. ThenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
16And when theSyriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they had beendefeatedנִגְּפוּ֮ni.ge.FuH5062byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, and drewforthוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: andShophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofHadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928wentbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
17And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046toDavidלְדָוִ֗ידle.da.VidH1732; and hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935upon them, and set the battle inarrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186against them. So whenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732had put thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayוַיַּעֲרֹ֨ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125theSyriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758, theyfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with him.
18But theSyriansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026of theSyriansמֵאֲרָ֗םme.'a.RamH758sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505men who fought inchariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH376H7273, andkilledהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Shophachשׁוֹפַ֥ךְsho.FakhH7780thecaptainשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635.
19And when theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they weresmoteנִגְּפוּ֙ni.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, they madepeaceוַיַּשְׁלִ֥ימוּvai.yash.Li.muH7999withDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, and became hisservantsוַיַּֽעַבְדֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'av.Du.huH5647: neitherwouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983any more.
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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