1 Chronicles 19 (NET)

1 Chronicles 19:1¹Later King Nahash of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 10:1-191 Sam 11:1-21 Sam 12:12

1 Chronicles 19:2²David said, “I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 30:26Deut 23:3-6Gen 19:37-382 Kgs 4:132 Sam 9:12 Sam 9:7Eccl 9:15Esth 6:3Neh 13:1Neh 4:3

1 Chronicles 19:3³the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 13:5-71 Kgs 12:8-111 Sam 29:41 Sam 29:9Gen 42:9-18Josh 2:1-3Judg 1:23-24Judg 18:2Judg 18:8-10

1 Chronicles 19:4⁴So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then sent them away.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 10:4-52 Chr 36:16Isa 15:2Isa 20:4Isa 47:2-3Jer 41:5Jer 48:37Lev 19:27Luke 20:10-11Mark 12:4

1 Chronicles 19:5⁵People came and told David what had happened to the men, so he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 16:34Josh 6:24-26Judg 16:22Matt 18:31

1 Chronicles 19:6⁶When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 18:51 Chr 18:92 Sam 10:6Gen 34:301 Kgs 11:23-241 Sam 13:41 Sam 14:471 Sam 27:121 Thess 4:82 Chr 16:2-3

1 Chronicles 19:7⁷They 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.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 13:9Num 21:30Josh 13:161 Chr 18:41 Sam 13:52 Chr 14:92 Sam 10:6Exod 14:9Isa 15:2Judg 4:3

1 Chronicles 19:8⁸When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 11:10-471 Chr 11:62 Sam 23:8-39

1 Chronicles 19:9⁹The 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.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 20:11 Kgs 20:241 Sam 17:22 Chr 13:32 Chr 14:102 Sam 10:82 Sam 18:4Isa 28:6Jer 50:42Joel 2:5

1 Chronicles 19:10¹⁰When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 10:9-14Josh 8:22Judg 20:42-43

1 Chronicles 19:11¹¹He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 18:121 Chr 11:201 Chr 19:9

1 Chronicles 19:12¹²Joab said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, I will come to your rescue.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Neh 4:20Phil 1:27-28Eccl 4:9-12Gal 6:2

1 Chronicles 19:13¹³Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 27:142 Sam 10:12Josh 10:25Neh 4:141 Cor 16:131 Sam 4:91 Sam 17:32Deut 31:6-7Ezra 10:4Josh 1:7

1 Chronicles 19:14¹⁴So Joab and his men marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 20:131 Kgs 20:19-211 Kgs 20:28-302 Chr 13:5-16Jer 46:15-16

1 Chronicles 19:15¹⁵When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab’s brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab went back to Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 26:7Rom 8:31

1 Chronicles 19:16¹⁶When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 10:16Zech 14:1-3Isa 8:9Mic 4:11-12Ps 2:1

1 Chronicles 19:17¹⁷When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and marched against them. David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 19:9Isa 22:6-7

1 Chronicles 19:18¹⁸The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach the commanding general.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 10:181 Chr 19:13-14Ps 18:32Ps 33:16Ps 46:11

1 Chronicles 19:19¹⁹When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 10:191 Chr 14:171 Kgs 20:11 Kgs 20:12Gen 14:4-5Isa 10:8Josh 9:9-11Ps 18:39Ps 18:44Ps 48:3-6