Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maakah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba, while the Ammonites were mustered from their towns and moved out for battle. New Living Translation They also hired 32,000 chariots and secured the support of the king of Maacah and his army. These forces camped at Medeba, where they were joined by the Ammonite troops that Hanun had recruited from his own towns. English Standard Version They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and came to battle. Berean Standard Bible So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle. King James Bible 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. New King James Version So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle. New American Standard Bible So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped opposite Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to the battle. NASB 1995 So they hired for themselves 32,000 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle. NASB 1977 So they hired for themselves 32,000 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle. Legacy Standard Bible So they hired for themselves 32,000 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle. Amplified Bible So they hired for themselves 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah and his troops, who came and camped before Medeba. And the Ammonites gathered together from their cities and came to battle. Christian Standard Bible They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonites also came together from their cities for the battle. Holman Christian Standard Bible They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonites also came together from their cities for the battle. American Standard Version So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. Contemporary English Version Thirty-two thousand troops, as well as the king of Maacah and his army, came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonite troops also left their towns and came to prepare for battle. English Revised Version So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cites, and came to battle. GOD'S WORD® Translation They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army. They camped near Medeba. The Ammonites gathered for the battle from their cities. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version They hired 32,000 chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his army, who arrived and encamped at Medeba. The Ammonites also were mustered and came out to battle from their home cities. Majority Standard Bible So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle. NET Bible They hired 32,000 chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his army, who came and camped in front of Medeba. The Ammonites also assembled from their cities and marched out to do battle. New Heart English Bible So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. The people of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. Webster's Bible Translation So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon assembled from their cities, and came to battle. World English Bible So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people, who came and encamped near Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they hire for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, and they come in and encamp before Medeba, and the sons of Ammon have been gathered out of their cities, and come to the battle. Young's Literal Translation and they hire to them two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, and they come in and encamp before Medeba, and the sons of Ammon have been gathered out of their cities, and come in to the battle. Smith's Literal Translation And they will hire to them two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, and they will come and encamp before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon were gathered together from their cities, and they will come to the battle. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people. When these had arrived, they made camp in the region opposite Medeba. Also, the sons of Ammon, gathering from their cities, went to war. New American Bible They hired thirty-two thousand chariots along with the king of Maacah and his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. The Ammonites also assembled from their cities and came out for war. New Revised Standard Version They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and camped before Medeba. And the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and came to battle. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa Bible- - - Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they hired for themselves thirty two thousand horsemen, and the King of Kharan, and the King of Adum, and the King of Aram Nahrayn, and the King of Netsibin and their armies, and they came and they encamped before Medeba, and the sons of Amon were assembled from their cities and they came to the battle. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they hired for themselves two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maacha and his people; and they came and encamped before Medaba: and the children of Ammon assembled out of their cities, and came to fight. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Messengers Disgraced…6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. 7So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle. 8On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.… Cross References 2 Samuel 10:6-8 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob. / On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men. / The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country. 1 Chronicles 18:5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. 1 Kings 11:24 and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. 2 Samuel 8:5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. 1 Chronicles 19:16-19 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them. / When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him. / But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army. ... 2 Samuel 10:17-19 When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him. / But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. / When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore. 1 Chronicles 18:3 As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River. 1 Chronicles 19:1-5 Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son. / And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him, / the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?” ... 1 Chronicles 20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it. 1 Chronicles 11:1-3 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel. 1 Chronicles 12:1-2 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; / they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin): 1 Chronicles 14:8-17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them. / Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim. / So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.” ... 1 Chronicles 17:1-2 After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” / And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” 1 Chronicles 18:1-2 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. / David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute. 1 Chronicles 19:9-15 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country. / When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans. / And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites. ... Treasury of Scripture 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. hired 1 Chronicles 18:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. Exodus 14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. Judges 4:3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 1 Chronicles 10:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 1 Chronicles 21:7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. the king of Maachah. Medeba Numbers 21:30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. Joshua 13:9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; Isaiah 15:2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. Jump to Previous Ammon Ammonites Army Assembled Battle Camped Charioteers Chariots Children Cities Encamped Gathered Hired Maacah Ma'acah Maachah Medeba Med'eba Moved Mustered Pitched Themselves Thirty Thirty-Two Thousand Together TownsJump to Next Ammon Ammonites Army Assembled Battle Camped Charioteers Chariots Children Cities Encamped Gathered Hired Maacah Ma'acah Maachah Medeba Med'eba Moved Mustered Pitched Themselves Thirty Thirty-Two Thousand Together Towns1 Chronicles 19 1. David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, are villainously treated6. The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai 16. Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians, is slain by David hired for themselves The act of hiring indicates a transaction or agreement, often involving payment for services. In the Hebrew context, this reflects a strategic decision by the Ammonites to bolster their military strength through external alliances. This action underscores the reliance on human resources and alliances rather than seeking divine guidance or intervention, a recurring theme in the Old Testament where reliance on God is contrasted with reliance on human strength. thirty-two thousand chariots the king of Maacah his troops camped near Medeba the Ammonites also came out lined up for battle at the entrance to the city Who came and pitched (their camp) before Medeba.--Another detail peculiar to the Chronicles. Medeba, the meeting-place of the Aramaean forces, lay south-east of Heshbon, on a site now known as Madibiya. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves . . .--The muster of the Ammonites is not mentioned in Samuel. Verse 7. - Thirty and two thousand chariots. The reading in the parallel place is evidently what is intended (comp. 1 Chronicles 18:4 with its parallel, 2 Samuel 8:4). Clearly a stop should follow the numeral, which designates the number of the men under arms. Medeba. Some four miles south-cast of Heshbon (Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9, 16; Isaiah 15:2), or others give it as nine miles. It is not given in Samuel.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So they hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ (way·yiś·kə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7936: To hire for themselves לָהֶ֡ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew thirty-two שְׁנַיִם֩ (šə·na·yim) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) thousand אֶ֜לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand chariots, רֶ֗כֶב (re·ḵeḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone as well as וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the king מֶ֤לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Maacah מַעֲכָה֙ (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4601: Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria with his troops, עַמּ֔וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who came וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and camped וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (way·ya·ḥă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp near לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face Medeba מֵידְבָ֑א (mê·ḏə·ḇā) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4311: Medeba -- a city in Moab while the Ammonites וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son came from their cities מֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (mê·‘ā·rê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement and marched out נֶאֶסְפוּ֙ (ne·’es·p̄ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove for battle. לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פ (lam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war Links 1 Chronicles 19:7 NIV1 Chronicles 19:7 NLT 1 Chronicles 19:7 ESV 1 Chronicles 19:7 NASB 1 Chronicles 19:7 KJV 1 Chronicles 19:7 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 19:7 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 19:7 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 19:7 French Bible 1 Chronicles 19:7 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 19:7 So they hired them thirty-two thousand chariots (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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