1 Chronicles 19:10

So, when Joab saw that the battle confronted him, before and behind,—he chose out of all the choice in Israel, and set in array to meet the Syrians;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

In Context

9And the sons of Ammon came out, and set in array for the battle, at the opening of the city,—whereas, the kings who had come, were by themselves, in the field.

11and, the rest of the people, delivered he into the hand of Abishai his brother,—and they set in array, to meet the sons of Ammon.

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Cross References

Judges 20:42And, when they turned before the men of Israel unto the way of the desert, the battle, over took them,—while, as for them that came out of the cities, they began to destroy them in their midst:—

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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