2 Samuel 10:7
in 2 Samuel 10On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
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ASV
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
KJV
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd 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 2Sa 23:8; he did not think it advisable to wait for the Ammonites, but carried the war into their own country, and, instead of suffering them to invade his dominions, he invaded theirs.
This site's exposition
he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men
on 2 Samuel 10:7-8
David answers with the whole standing army rather than more diplomacy, sending Joab and all the host of the mighty men south toward Rabbah. Ammon draws up at the entrance of the city while the hired Syrians take the open field apart from them, and Joab arrives to find one army in front of him and another beside it. Barnes locates the Syrian camp near Medeba, some twenty miles off, which shows how far the war had already spread before a blow fell.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Those that are at war with the Son of David not only give the provocation, but begin the war; for he waits to be gracious, but they strengthen themselves against him, and therefore, if they turn not, he will whet his sword, Ps. vii.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
It was a just and necessary war that had been forced on Israel, and they could hope for the blessing of God upon their arms. With great judgment the battle opened against the mercenaries, who could not stand against the furious onset of Joab, and not feeling the cause their own, consulted their safety by flight.
All the host of the mighty - All his worthies, and the flower of his army.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
This sufficiently indicates the greatness of the danger to Israel from this formidable league of Ammonites and Syrians.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹאָ֔ב | yoav | Joab | H3097 → | 144 times |
| וְאֵ֥ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַצָּבָ֖א | hatzava' | the army | H6635 → | 485 times |
| הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ | hagiborim | the warriors | H1368 → | 158 times |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יוֹאָ֔בJoab
yoavH3097 →144 times
וְאֵ֥תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַצָּבָ֖אthe army
hatzava'H6635 →485 times
הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃the warriors
hagiborimH1368 →158 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.