2 Samuel 10:8 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 10:8

The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

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ASV

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

KJV

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish–tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Came out - From their city, Rabbah Deu 3:11, Deu 3:15 or 20 miles from Medeba, where 1Ch 19:7 the Syrian army was encamped. Medeba (modern Madeba) was taken from Sihon Num 21:30, and fell to Reuben Jos 13:9, Jos 13:16; in the reign of Ahaz it seems to have returned to Moab Isa 15:2, and in the time of the Maccabees to the Amorites (1 Macc. 9:36, 37). In church history it was a bishop’s see. In the field - i. e. in the plain below the round rocky hill on which the city stood.

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Joab, like a wise general, was soon aware of the design, and accordingly divided his forces: the choicest men he took under his own command, to fight the Syrians, whom probably he knew to be the better soldiers, and, being hired men, better versed in the arts of war,

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙	vai.ye.tze.'U	and they went out	H3318 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּ֔וֹן	a.Mon	Ammon	H5983 →
וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ	vai.ya.'ar.Khu	and they deployed	H6186 →
מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil.cha.Mah	battle	H4421 →
פֶּ֣תַח	Pe.tach	[the] entrance of	H6607 →
הַשָּׁ֑עַר	ha.Sha.'ar	the gate	H8179 →
וַאֲרַ֨ם	va.'a.Ram	and Aram	H758 →
צוֹבָ֤א	tzo.Va'	Zobah	H6678 →
וּרְחוֹב֙	u.re.chOv	and Rehob	H7340 →
וְאִֽישׁ־	ve.'ish-	and [the] man of	H376 →
ט֣וֹב	Tov	Tob	H2897 →
וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה	u.ma.'a.Khah	and Maacah	H4601 →
לְבַדָּ֖ם	le.va.Dam	to alone them	H905 →
בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃	ba.sa.Deh	[were] in the open country	H7704 →

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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
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 8:5
  When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
Through
Numbers 13:21
So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
leads to
- Numbers 33:36
  They set out from Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
- Numbers 20:1
  In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
- Numbers 27:14
  for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in…
Through
1 Chronicles 19:7
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…
leads to
- Joshua 13:9
  The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
- Numbers 21:30
  But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
Through
Judges 1:31
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
leads to
- Joshua 19:24–30
  The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

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