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Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 10:7

And when Dauid heard of it, he sent Ioab, and all the hoste of the strong men.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joab;   Zobah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;   Beard, the;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Beard;   Hadadezer or Hadarezer;   Maacah or Maachah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ammon;   Joab;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Government;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ammonite;   Hanun;   Joab;   Medeba;   Nahash;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hadarezer;   Jephthah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Disciples;   Hadad-Ezer;   Maacah;   Samuel, Books of;   Syria;   Tob;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abishai;   Ammon, Ammonites;   Army;   Joab;   Maacah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ambassador;   Ammon, Ammonites, Children of Ammon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hanun;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joab;   Zobah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aram-Maachah;   Hanun;   Joab;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David heard about it and sent Joab and all the elite troops.
Hebrew Names Version
When David heard of it, he sent Yo'av, and all the host of the mighty men.
King James Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Lexham English Bible
When David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.
English Standard Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.
New Century Version
When David heard about this, he sent Joab with the whole army.
New English Translation
When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.
Amplified Bible
When David heard about it, he sent Joab and the entire army, the strong and brave men.
New American Standard Bible
When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all the army, the warriors.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David heard of it and sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
Contemporary English Version
David heard what they had done, and he sent out Joab with all of his well-trained soldiers.
Complete Jewish Bible
When David heard of it, he sent Yo'av with his entire army of trained soldiers.
Darby Translation
And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
Easy-to-Read Version
David heard about this, so he sent Joab and the whole army of powerful men.
George Lamsa Translation
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.
Good News Translation
David heard of it and sent Joab against them with the whole army.
Literal Translation
And David heard, and he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Dauid herde that, he sent Ioab with all the hoost of ye men of warre.
American Standard Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Bible in Basic English
And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Dauid heard of it, he sent Ioab and all the hoast of strong men.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
King James Version (1611)
And when Dauid heard of it, he sent Ioab, and all the hoste of the mightie men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David heard, and sent Joab and all his host, even the mighty men.
English Revised Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Berean Standard Bible
On hearing of this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Dauid hadde herd this, he sent Joab and al the oost of fiyteris.
Young's Literal Translation
and David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host -- the mighty men.
Update Bible Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
World English Bible
When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
New King James Version
Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
New Living Translation
When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them.
New Life Bible
When David heard about it, he sent Joab and all the army of the powerful men.
New Revised Standard
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army with the warriors.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of heroes,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when David heard this, he sent Joab and the whole army of warriors.
Revised Standard Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Jo'ab and all the host of the mighty men.
THE MESSAGE
When David heard of this, he dispatched Joab with his strongest fighters in full force.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.

Contextual Overview

6 And when the children of Ammon sawe that they stanke in the sight of Dauid, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Aramites of the house of Rehob, and the Aramites of Zoba, twentie thousande footemen, and of King Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelue thousande men. 7 And when Dauid heard of it, he sent Ioab, and all the hoste of the strong men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, & put their armie in araye at the entring in of the gate: and the Aramites of Zoba, and of Rehob, and of Ish-tob, & of Maacah were by themselues in the fielde. 9 When Ioab saw that the front of the battel was against him before and behinde, he chose of all the choyse of Israel, and put them in aray against the Aramites. 10 And the rest of the people hee deliuered into the hande of Abishai his brother, that hee might put them in aray against the children of Ammon. 11 And he sayde, If the Aramites be stronger then I, thou shalt helpe me, and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will come and succour thee. 12 Be strong & let vs be valiant for our people, & for the cities of our God, and let the Lord do that which is good in his eyes. 13 Then Ioab, and the people that was with him, ioyned in battel with the Aramites, who fled before him. 14 And when the children of Ammon sawe that the Aramites fled, they fled also before Abishai, & entred into the citie. so Ioab returned fro the children of Ammon, and came to Ierusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all the host: 2 Samuel 23:8-39, 1 Chronicles 19:8-19

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 18:2 - the hand of Joab

Cross-References

Genesis 2:11
The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.
1 Kings 10:1
And the Queene of Sheba hearing ye fame of Salomon (concerning the Name of the Lord) came to proue him with hard questions.
Psalms 72:10
The Kings of Tarshish & of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.
Isaiah 21:13
The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall yee tarie all night, euen in the waies of Dedanim.
Ezekiel 27:15
The men of Dedan were thy marchantes: and the marchandise of many yles were in thine handes: they brought thee for a present hornes, teeth, and peacockes.
Ezekiel 27:22
The marchats of Sheba, and Raamah were thy marchantes: they occupied in thy faires with the chiefe of all spices, and with al precious stones and golde.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And 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 2 Samuel 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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This sufficiently indicates the greatness of the danger to Israel from this formidable league of Ammonites and Syrians.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 10:7. All the host of the mighty — All his worthies, and the flower of his army.


 
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