1 Chronicles 19:6 BSB

1 Chronicles 19:6

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.

BSB

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ASV

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּרְאוּ֙	vai.yir.'U	and they saw	H7200 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּ֔וֹן	a.Mon	Ammon	H5983 →
כִּ֥י	ki	that	H3588 →
הִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּ	hit.ba.'a.Shu	they had made themselves odious	H887 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
דָּוִ֑יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
חָ֠נוּן	Cha.nun	Hanun	H2586 →
וּבְנֵ֨י	u.ve.Nei	and [the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּ֜וֹן	a.Mon	Ammon	H5983 →
אֶ֣לֶף	'E.lef	one thousand	H505 →
כִּכַּר־	ki.kar-	talent[s] of	H3603 →
כֶּ֗סֶף	Ke.sef	silver	H3701 →
לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר	lis.Kor	to hire	H7936 →
לָ֠הֶם	La.hem	for themselves
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
אֲרַ֨ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H763 →
נַהֲרַ֜יִם	na.ha.Ra.yim	Naharaim	H763 →
וּמִן־	u.min-	and from	H4480 →
אֲרַ֤ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H758 →
מַעֲכָה֙	ma.'a.Khah	Maacah	H4601 →
וּמִצּוֹבָ֔ה	u.mi.tzo.Vah	and from Zobah	H6678 →
רֶ֖כֶב	Re.khev	chariotry	H7393 →
וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃	u.fa.ra.Shim	and horsemen	H6571 →

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Through
2 Samuel 10:6
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah…
leads to
- Genesis 34:30
  Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 27:12
  So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 8:5
  When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
- 2 Samuel 8:3
  David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
Through
Genesis 34:30
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 13:4
  And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 105:12
  When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
- Joshua 7:25
  “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
- Exodus 5:21
  “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill…