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1 Chronicles 19:14 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 19 · verse 14
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.1 Chronicles 19:14 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 19:14 in context
12And 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, then I will help thee.
13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
14So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SyriansʼĂrâmAram or Syria, and its inhabitantsH758 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
- JoabYôwʼâbJoab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097 →
- nighnâgashto be or come nearH5066 →
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We may see here, 1. How the hearts of sinners that are marked for ruin are hardened to their destruction. The children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David (Ch1 19:6), and then it would have been their wisdom to desire conditions of peace, to humble themselves and offer any satisfaction for the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-19