John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:7
And when David heard of it ,.... Of the preparation made by the Ammonites to fight with him: he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men : he sent out Joab his general, and an army under his command, consisting of men of strength, valour, and courage; or all the host and the mighty men, as Kimchi and Ben Melech, the famous mighty men mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:8 ; he did not think it advisable to wait for the Ammonites, but carried the war into their own country, and, instead of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:6-14
Here we have, I. The preparation which the Ammonites made for war, 2 Sam. 10:6. They saw they had made themselves very odious to David and obnoxious to his just displeasure. This they might easily have foreseen when they abused his ambassadors, which was no other than a challenge to war, and a bold defiance of him. Yet, it seems, they had not considered how unable they were, with their thousands, to meet his; for now they found themselves an unequal match, and were forced to hire forces of... read more