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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 19:8

When David heard what was happening, he sent out Joab and the whole army.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hadadezer;   Joab;   Medeba;   Zobah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hanun;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Medeba;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hadarezer;   Medeba;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Maacah;   Medeba;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Joab;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Medeba;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David heard about this 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.
English Standard Version
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army 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 all the army of courageous men.
New American Standard Bible
When David heard about it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
World English Bible
When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Dauid heard, he sent Ioab and all the hoste of the valiant men.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David heard of it, and he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
Berean Standard Bible
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
Contemporary English Version
David heard what was happening, and he sent out Joab with his army.
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 that the Ammonites were getting ready for war. So he sent Joab and the whole army of Israel to fight the Ammonites.
George Lamsa Translation
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
Lexham English Bible
And when David heard, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.
Literal Translation
And David heard, and sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Dauid herde that, he sent Ioab thither with all the hoost of the men of armes.
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 David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Dauid hearde 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, hee sent Ioab, and all the host of the mightie men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David heard, and sent Joab and all the host of mighty men.
English Revised Version
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Dauid `hadde herd this, he sente Joab, and al the oost of stronge 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.
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 of it, he sent Joab and all the army of his strong men.
New Revised Standard
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the warriors.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, when David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of heroes.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of valiant men:
Revised Standard Version
When David heard of it, he sent Jo'ab and all the army of the mighty men.
Young's Literal Translation
And David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host of the mighty men,
THE MESSAGE
When David heard 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 King Hanun and the Ammonites realized that they had made David their enemy, so they paid nearly forty tons of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Upper Mesopotamia and from the Syrian states of Maacah and Zobah. 7 The thirty-two thousand chariots they hired and the army of the king of Maacah came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonites too came out from all their cities and got ready to fight. 8 When David heard what was happening, he sent out Joab and the whole army. 9 The Ammonites marched out and took up their position at the entrance to Rabbah, their capital city, and the kings who had come to help took up their position in the open countryside. 10 Joab saw that the enemy troops would attack him in front and from the rear, so he chose the best of Israel's soldiers and put them in position facing the Syrians. 11 He placed the rest of his troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who put them in position facing the Ammonites. 12 Joab said to him, "If you see that the Syrians are defeating me, come and help me, and if the Ammonites are defeating you, I will go and help you. 13 Be strong and courageous! Let's fight hard for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord 's will be done." 14 Joab and his men advanced to attack, and the Syrians fled. 15 When the Ammonites saw the Syrians running away, they fled from Abishai and retreated into the city. Then Joab went back to Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joab: 1 Chronicles 11:6, 1 Chronicles 11:10-47, 2 Samuel 23:8-39

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:7 - all the host

Cross-References

Genesis 18:5
I will also bring a bit of food; it will give you strength to continue your journey. You have honored me by coming to my home, so let me serve you." They replied, "Thank you; we accept."
Genesis 19:31
The older daughter said to her sister, "Our father is getting old, and there are no men in the whole world to marry us so that we can have children.
Genesis 19:38
The younger daughter also had a son, whom she named Benammi. He was the ancestor of the present-day Ammonites.
Genesis 42:37
Reuben said to his father, "If I do not bring Benjamin back to you, you can kill my two sons. Put him in my care, and I will bring him back."
Exodus 32:22
Aaron answered, "Don't be angry with me; you know how determined these people are to do evil.
Judges 9:15
The thorn bush answered, ‘If you really want to make me your king, then come and take shelter in my shade. If you don't, fire will blaze out of my thorny branches and burn up the cedars of Lebanon.'
Judges 19:24
Look! Here is his concubine and my own virgin daughter. I'll bring them out now, and you can have them. Do whatever you want to with them. But don't do such an awful thing to this man!"
Isaiah 58:7
Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
Mark 9:6
He and the others were so frightened that he did not know what to say.
Romans 3:8
Why not say, then, "Let us do evil so that good may come"? Some people, indeed, have insulted me by accusing me of saying this very thing! They will be condemned, as they should be.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 19:1".


 
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