1 Chronicles 19:7
So they hired thirty and two elef chariots, and Melech Ma'akhah and his troop, who came and encamped before Medeva. And the Bnei Ammon gathered themselves together from their towns, and moved out for milchamah.
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In Context
8And when Dovid heard of it, he sent Yoav, and kol tzava hagibborim.
Cross References
Numbers 21:30Down we have cast them; 1 Cheshbon is perished even unto Divon, 1 and we have laid them waste even unto Nophach, 1 which reacheth unto Medeva.
Joshua 13:16Territory to them from Aro'er, that is on the rim of the Arnon Valley, and the town that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain past Medeva;
1 Samuel 13:5And the Pelishtim (Philistines) gathered themselves together to fight against Yisroel, sheloshim elef merkavot and sheshet alafim parashim, and soldiers like the chol (sand) which is on the seashore in multitude; and they came up, and encamped at Michmas, east of Beit-Aven.
1 Chronicles 18:4And Dovid captured from him elef chariots, and 7,000 parashim, and 20,000 foot soldiers. Dovid also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them 100 chariot horses.
Psalms 20:7Now I have da'as that Hashem hoshi'a (He saves) His Moshiach; 1 He will answer him from His Sh'mei Kodesh (Holy Heaven) 1 with the saving strength of His right hand. 1
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 19:7-19
The Defeat of the Ammonites. ( b. c. 1036.) 6 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 Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. 7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And… Read the whole commentary →