1 Chronicles · Berean Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 19 Berean Standard Bible
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1 Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
1 After this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
2 And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
2 David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”
4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
5 Then some people went and told David how the men were treated. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.
7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people, who came and encamped near Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab with all the army of the mighty men.
9 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
9 The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose some of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
11 And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
11 The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
12 “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
12 He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.
13 Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
13 Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May Yahweh do that which seems good to him.”
14 So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
14 So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
15 When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
16 When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and called out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer leading them.
17 When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
17 David was told that, so he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, came to them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
18 The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrian men seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand footmen, and also killed Shophach the captain of the army.
19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
19 When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.
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Shobach
Commander of Hadadezer's army, who led the Arameans from beyond the Euphrates to Helam and was struck down there by David.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 10:16; 2 Samuel 10:18; 1 Chronicles 19:16
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 10:1–19; 1 Samuel 12:12; 1 Samuel 11:1–2
- 2 1 Samuel 30:26; Deuteronomy 23:3–6; Genesis 19:37–38; Ecclesiastes 9:15; 2 Samuel 9:7
- 3 Genesis 42:9–18; 1 Samuel 29:4; 1 Kings 12:8–11; Judges 1:23–24; Joshua 2:1–3
- 4 2 Samuel 10:4–5; Jeremiah 41:5; Isaiah 20:4; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Isaiah 15:2
- 5 Judges 16:22; Joshua 6:24–26; Matthew 18:31; 1 Kings 16:34
- 6 1 Chronicles 18:5; 2 Samuel 10:6; Genesis 34:30; 1 Chronicles 18:9; 2 Chronicles 27:5
- 7 Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9; Joshua 13:16; Judges 4:3; 2 Samuel 10:6
- 8 2 Samuel 23:8–39; 1 Chronicles 11:10–47; 1 Chronicles 11:6
- 9 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Samuel 18:4; Isaiah 28:6; 2 Chronicles 13:3; Joel 2:5
- 10 Judges 20:42–43; 2 Samuel 10:9–14; Joshua 8:22
- 11 1 Chronicles 18:12; 1 Chronicles 19:9; 1 Chronicles 11:20
- 12 Philippians 1:27–28; Nehemiah 4:20; Ecclesiastes 4:9–12; Galatians 6:2
- 13 Psalm 27:14; Nehemiah 4:14; Joshua 10:25; 2 Samuel 10:12; 1 Corinthians 16:13
- 14 2 Chronicles 13:5–16; 1 Kings 20:13; 1 Kings 20:28–30; Jeremiah 46:15–16; 1 Kings 20:19–21
- 15 Leviticus 26:7; Romans 8:31
- 16 2 Samuel 10:16; Zechariah 14:1–3; Psalm 2:1; Isaiah 8:9; Micah 4:11–12
- 17 1 Chronicles 19:9; Isaiah 22:6–7
- 18 2 Samuel 10:18; Psalm 46:11; 1 Chronicles 19:13–14; Psalm 18:32; Psalm 33:16
- 19 2 Samuel 10:19; 1 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 10:8; Genesis 14:4–5; Psalm 18:44
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