John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:1-19
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1 Chronicles 19:7-19 Niv
John Gill
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
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:13
Be of good courage - See the note on 2 Samuel 10:12 . read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:18
Forty thousand footmen - See this number accounted for in the note on 2 Samuel 10:18 ; (note). read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 19:19
They made peace with David , and became his servants - See on 2 Samuel 10:19 ; (note), and the concluding note in that place; and see for omissions in Chronicles, the preface to these books. read more
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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
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:9
The kings . Compare this and 1 Chronicles 19:19 with 1 Chronicles 19:19 of the parallel chapter, and also with 1 Chronicles 19:8 ( 2 Samuel 10:19 , 2 Samuel 10:8 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:10
The meaning in brief of this Terse is that, as Joab found there were practically two enemies, and two armies to face, he avoided the mistake of being shut up between them more than necessary, and divided his own hosts. He took the flower of all, under his own command, to face the Syrians in the field, who were the most formidable of the enemy. The rest he put under his brother Abishai, to face the Ammonites at the gate, i.e. of the city Medeba. The plan succeeded, for if Abishai had only... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 19:15
Then Joab came to Jerusalem . This is equivalent to saying that, for what he deemed sufficient reasons, Joab did not stay to besiege the Ammonites in the city, within the wails of which they had taken refuge, nor to pursue the Syrians. Hence we find these latter soon made bold to rally and to get additional aid. read more
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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