1 Chronicles 19:3

1 Chronicles 19:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
• New International Version (NIV)the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:3

1Now in the course of time Nachash king of the Ammonites died and his son became king in his place. 2David said: “l will show lovingkindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. But when David’s emissaries came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to console him, the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you really think that David is honoring your father, by sending messengers to express sympathy? Have not his servants come to you to explore and spy out the country to overthrow it?” 4So Hanun took David’s emissaries and shaved them. He cut off their garments in the middle at the buttocks and sent them away. 5When some people came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them for the men were throughly humiliated. The king said: “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow and then return.”

1 Chronicles 19:3 word by word

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ שָׂרֵ֨י בְנֵי־עַמּ֜וֹן לְחָנ֗וּן הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד דָּוִ֤יד אֶת־אָבִ֙יךָ֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֥ח לְךָ֖ מְנַחֲמִ֑ים הֲלֹ֡א בַּ֠עֲבוּר לַחְקֹ֨ר וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְ וּלְרַגֵּל֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ בָּ֥אוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
• Thinkestעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• thou that Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• doth honourכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• that he hath sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• comfortersנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• unto thee? are not his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee for to searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• and to overthrowהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• and to spy outרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:3

• 1 Samuel 29:4But the Philistine commanders got angry with him, and the Philistine commanders said to him, “Make this man go back—back to his place you assigned him. He must not go down with us to the battle, or in the battle he might become our adversary. For how would this fellow appease his lord? Wouldn’t it be with the heads of our men?
• 1 Kings 12:8But he rejected the counsel the elders had given him, instead consulting with the young men who grew up with him and stood before him.
• 1 Corinthians 13:5it does not behave inappropriately, it does not seek its own way, it is not provoked, it keeps no account of wrong,
• Genesis 42:9Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them. He said to them, “You’re spies! You’ve come to see the undefended places in the land.”
• Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out two spies from Shittim saying: “Go, explore the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came to the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and lodged there.
• Judges 1:23The house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel (the former name of the city was Luz).
• Judges 18:2So the children of Dan sent five men from their clan, out of their entire population, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it, and said to them, “Go, explore the land.” When they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The new Ammonite ruler, Hanun, opposed Israel being near his nation. The Ammonites hired Aramean armies from the north. These combined forces gathered at Medeba to challenge David's control of Moab's plateau.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. are not his servants come unto thee for to search?--that is, thy capital, Rabbah (2Sa 10:3).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:3

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• Ammon
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• Genealogy
• Joab
• Port; Porter
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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