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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Chronicles 19:9

And the children of Ammon came out and put their army in array before the gate of the city: and the kings, that were come to their aid, stood apart in the field.

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®
The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of `Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
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.
English Standard Version
And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
New Century Version
The Ammonites came out and prepared for battle at the city gate. The kings who had come to help were out in the field by themselves.
New English Translation
The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
Amplified Bible
The Ammonites came out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city [Medeba], while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
World English Bible
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the children of Ammon came out, and set their battell in aray at the gate of the citie. And the Kings that were come, were by them selues in the fielde.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the sons of Ammon came out and arranged themselves for battle at the entrance of the city. But the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
Berean Standard Bible
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
Contemporary English Version
The Ammonite troops marched to the entrance of the city and prepared for battle, while the Syrian troops took their positions in the open fields.
Complete Jewish Bible
The army of ‘Amon came out and went into battle formation at the city gate, while the kings who had come were alone in the countryside.
Darby Translation
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Ammonites came out and got ready for battle. They were near the city gate. The kings who had come to help stayed out in the fields by themselves.
George Lamsa Translation
And the children of Ammon came out and set the battle in array before the gate of the city; and the kings who had come to them and their armies were encamping by themselves in the fields.
Good News Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
And the Ammonites went out and took up positions for battle at the entrance of the city. And the kings who had come were alone in the field.
Literal Translation
And the Ammonites came out and set the battle in order at the entrance to the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the childre of Ammon were gone forth, and prepared them selues to the battayll before the gate of the cite. But the kynges yt were come, kepte them asyde in the felde.
American Standard Version
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
Bible in Basic English
So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the children of Ammon came out, and put them selues in aray to battayle before the gate of the citie: And ye kinges that were come, kept them by them selues backe in the fielde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the children of Ammon came out and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
King James Version (1611)
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battell in aray before the gate of the citie, and the kings that were come, were by themselues in the field.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Ammon came forth, and set themselves in array for battle by the gate of the city: and the kings that were come forth encamped by themselves in the plain.
English Revised Version
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Amon yeden out, and dressiden scheltrun bisidis the yate of the citee; but the kyngis, that weren comen to helpe, stoden asidis half in the feeld.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that had come were by themselves in the field.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that had come [were] by themselves in the field.
New King James Version
Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
New Living Translation
The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city, while the other kings positioned themselves to fight in the open fields.
New Life Bible
The sons of Ammon came out and were ready for battle at the city gate. The kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
New Revised Standard
The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And 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.
Revised Standard Version
And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Ammon come out and set battle in array at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come [are] by themselves in the field.
THE MESSAGE
The Ammonites marched out and spread out in battle formation at the city gate; the kings who had come as allies took up a position in the open fields. When Joab saw that he had two fronts to fight, before and behind, he took his pick of the best of Israel and deployed them to confront the Arameans. The rest of the army he put under the command of Abishai, his brother, and deployed them to deal with the Ammonites. Then he said, "If the Arameans are too much for me, you help me; and if the Ammonites prove too much for you, I'll come and help you. Courage! We'll fight might and main for our people and for the cities of our God. And God will do whatever he sees needs doing!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Contextual Overview

6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had done an injury to David, Hanon and the rest of the people sent a thousand talents of silver, to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia and out of Syria Maacha, and out of Soba. 7 And they hired two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maacha, with his people. And they came and camped over against Medaba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of valiant men: 9 And the children of Ammon came out and put their army in array before the gate of the city: and the kings, that were come to their aid, stood apart in the field. 10 Wherefore Joab understanding that the battle was set against him before and behind, chose out the bravest men of all Israel, and marched against the Syrians, 11 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abisai his brother, and they went against the children of Ammon. 12 And he said: If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will help thee. 13 Be of good courage and let us behave ourselves manfully for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord will do that which is good in his sight. 14 So Joab and the people that were with him, went against the Syrians to the battle: and he put them to flight. 15 And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled from Abisai his brother, and went into the city: and Joab also returned to Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

put the battle: 1 Samuel 17:2, 2 Samuel 18:4, 2 Chronicles 13:3, 2 Chronicles 14:10, Isaiah 28:6, Jeremiah 50:42, Joel 2:5

the kings: 2 Samuel 10:8, 1 Kings 20:1, 1 Kings 20:24

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:11 - General 1 Chronicles 19:11 - and they set 1 Chronicles 19:17 - and set

Cross-References

Genesis 11:6
And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue: and they have begun to do this, neither will they leave off from their designs, till they accomplish them in deed.
Genesis 13:12
Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan: and Lot abode in the towns, that were about the Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom.
Genesis 19:7
Do not so, I beseech you, my brethren, do not commit this evil.
Genesis 19:8
I have two daughters who, as yet, have not known man; I will bring them out to you, and abuse you them as it shall please you, so that you do no evil to these men, because they are come in under the shadow of my roof.
Genesis 19:19
Because thy servant hath found grace before thee, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewn to me, in saving my life, and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil seize me, and I die.
Genesis 19:22
Make haste, and be saved there: because I cannot do any thing till thou go in thither. Therefore the name of that city was called Segor.
Genesis 19:26
And his wife looking behind her, was turned into a statue of salt.
Genesis 19:28
He looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha, and the whole land of that country: and he saw the ashes rise up from the earth as the smoke of a furnace.
Exodus 2:14
But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known?
1 Samuel 2:16
And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered, and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 19:1".


 
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