1 Chronicles 19:9

And the Bnei Ammon came out, and drew up for milchamah before the gate of the Ir, and the melachim that were come were by themselves in the sadeh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

In Context

8And when Dovid heard of it, he sent Yoav, and kol tzava hagibborim.

10Now when Yoav saw that the milchamah was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the best of Yisroel, and deployed them to engage Aram (the Syrians).

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Cross References

2 Samuel 10:8And the Bnei Ammon came out, arrayed for milchamah at the petach hasha'ar (city gate); and the Syrians of Tzova, and of Rechov, and Ish-Tov, and Ma'akhah, were by themselves in the sadeh.

1 Kings 20:1And Ben-Hadad Melech Aram gathered all his army together; and there were thirty and two melech with him, and sus, and chariots; and he went up and laid siege against Shomron, and warred against her.

2 Chronicles 13:3And Aviyah led the milchamah with an army of gibborei milchamah, even 400 elef ish bachur. Yarov'am also drew up for milchamah against him with 800 elef ish bachur, gibbor chayil.

Isaiah 28:6And for a ruach mishpat 1 to him that sitteth in mishpat, 1 and for gevurah to them 1 that turn back the milchamah at the gate. 1

Joel 2:5Like the noise of merkavot (chariots) 1 on the tops of mountains shall they leap, 1 like the noise of a flame of eish that devoureth the stubble, 1 as a strong people drawn up in milchamah (battle). 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 →

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