1 Chronicles 19:6-8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:6-19

We may see here, 1. How the hearts of sinners that are marked for ruin are hardened to their destruction. The children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David (1 Chron. 19:6), and then it would have been their wisdom to desire conditions of peace, to humble themselves and offer any satisfaction for the injury they had done him, the rather because they had made themselves not only odious to David, but obnoxious to the justice of God, who is King of nations, and will assert... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:1-19

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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:6

Chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia - These are not mentioned in the parallel place in Samuel; probably they did not arrive till the Ammonites and their other allies were defeated by the Israelites in the first battle. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:7

Thirty and two thousand - The whole number mentioned in Samuel is, Syrians, of Beth-rehob, and of Zoba, twenty thousand; of King Maacah, one thousand; of Ish-tob, twelve thousand; in all thirty-three thousand. Of chariots or cavalry there is no mention. These could not have been the whole army. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:6

Made themselves odious . The Hebrew root of very strong force, בָּאשׁ , is here employed, and which our Authorized Version translates, both in the parallel place and elsewhere, far more uncompromisingly than here. A thousand talents . Not stated in Samuel. This talent was of three thousand shekels, believed to be equivalent to f342. Mesopotamia. The parallel place has Aram-beth-rehob, instead of our Aram-naharaim ("Syria of the Two Rivers," i.e. Tigris and Euphrates; Authorized... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:7

Thirty and two thousand chariots . The reading in the parallel place is evidently what is intended. Clearly a stop should follow the numeral, which designates the number of the men under arms. Medeba . Some four miles south-cast of Heshbon ( Numbers 21:30 ; Joshua 13:9 , Joshua 13:16 ; Isaiah 15:2 ), or others give it as nine miles. It is not given in Samuel. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:6

A thousand talents of silver - The price is not given in Samuel. On the practice of hiring troops about this time in western Asia, see 1 Kings 15:18; 2Ki 7:6; 2 Chronicles 25:6. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:7

They hired thirty and two thousand chariots - The reading is corrupt. Such a number as 32,000 chariots alone was never brought into battle on any occasion. Compare the numbers in Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 10:26; 2 Chronicles 12:3. The largest force which an Assyrian king ever speaks of encountering is 3,940. The words “and horsemen” have probably fallen out of the text after the word “chariots” (compare 1 Chronicles 19:6). The 32,000 would be the number of the warriors serving on horseback or in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 19:1-19

A.M. 2967. B.C. 1037. David’s friendly message to King Hanun, 1Ch 19:1 , 1 Chronicles 19:2 . Hanun’s base usage of his ambassadors, 1 Chronicles 19:3-5 . The Ammonites prepare for war, 1 Chronicles 19:6 , 1 Chronicles 19:7 . David overthrows them and the Syrians, 1 Chronicles 19:8-19 . 1 Chronicles 19:1. Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died Of the contents of this chapter, see the notes on 2 Samuel 10:0. 1 Chronicles 19:2. David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:1-19

David’s fame (18:1-22:1)Before speaking further of the temple, the writer lists a number of David’s victories in war. These records show how God was strengthening David’s kingdom according to his promise, but they show also why God would not allow David to build the temple. One who had caused so much bloodshed was not a suitable person to build the nation’s sacred place of worship (see 22:7-10).The writer records victories over miscellaneous enemies (18:1-17; see notes on 2 Samuel 8:1-18);... read more