Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:1-19
9. The Wars with Ammon, Syria and the Philistines (19-20) CHAPTER 19 1. Hanun’s insult to David’s servants (1 Chronicles 19:1-5 ) 2. Joab’s victory (1 Chronicles 19:6-16 ) 3. David’s victorious campaign (1 Chronicles 19:17-19 ) See annotations on 2 Samuel chapter 10. The occasion of the war with the Ammonites was the insult to the messengers of David whom he had sent to the son of King Nahash. Nahash had died and David sent the messengers to comfort Hanun concerning his father. It gives... read more
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 19:7
(7) So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people.—The account which the chronicler has followed here did not state the relative strength of the contingents, yet its estimate of the total number of the allied forces is in substantial accord with that of Samuel. The chronicler puts the total at 32,000 + the Maachathite contingent; Samuel at 32,000 + 1,000 Maachathites. The expression “32,000 chariotry” (rèkeb) is not to be pressed. The writer wished to... read more