David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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- 1 Chronicles 19:17 David was told that; so he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, came to them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, the greatest part.
Meaning, the greatest part.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 10:17 And when it was told David, he…
2Sa 10:17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
Ver. 17. He gathered all Israel together.] The best of all, and fittest for his purpose; leading them forth himself. See 2Sa 8:6. This put life into his soldiers, as Queen Elizabeth also did by her personal presence at Tilbury Camp; and as the thrice valiant King of Sweden did.
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And fought with him.] Very desperately, no doubt; for they had no hope of having quarter, since they had before this rebelled and joined with the Ammonites, to make war against him.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain All Israel, i.e. the chosen and valiant men picked…
All Israel, i.e. the chosen and valiant men picked out of all Israel.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when it was told David,.... What preparations the…
And when it was told David,.... What preparations the Syrians were making to fight him, and where they were:
he gathered all Israel together; all the fighting men in the country:
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and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam: which, according to Bunting (b), was twenty miles from Jerusalem. David seems to have gone himself in person to this war:
and the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him; they formed themselves in a line of battle, and attacked him first, being eager to fight, and perhaps confident of victory, because of their numbers.
(b) Travels, &c. p. 140, 141.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. David - gathered all Israel together] He…
Verse 17. David - gathered all Israel together] He thought that such a war required his own presence.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 10:17-18. David passed over Jordan — In this…
2Sa 10:17-18. David passed over Jordan — In this expedition David seems to have commanded his army in his own person. But, notwithstanding, the Syrians appear to have begun the fight. David slew the men of seven hundred chariots, &c. — The parallel place, 1Ch 19:18, reads, seven thousand men that fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and not horsemen, as here. It is probable, either that horse and foot were mixed together, and that, in all, there were slain forty thousand of them, part horsemen and part footmen; or, as many learned men suppose, that some error has crept into the text in one of the places. Houbigant is of opinion, that the text here, corrected from the parallel passage, should be read, David destroyed seven thousand horsemen, seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand footmen.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Helam. Ptolemy mentions Alamata, on the Euphrates. But perhaps…
Helam. Ptolemy mentions Alamata, on the Euphrates. But perhaps we ought to read the Hebrew Lehem, "he came upon them." See 1 Paralipomenon xix. 17. Some translate, "he came to their army."
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) He gathered . . . and passed.—David, hearing…
(17) He gathered . . . and passed.—David, hearing of the great Syrian rally, now took the field in person. Joab may have been with him, but more probably was employed at the south in holding the Ammonites in check and preventing their forming a junction with their confederates.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain David gathered all Israel together. Some commentators see in…
David gathered all Israel together. Some commentators see in this an indication of dissatisfaction with Joab. Really it was a matter of course that in so great a war the king should place himself at the head of his levies. For not only was he possessed of great military genius, but his personal presence would make the men of Israel, a race of sturdy free men, assemble in greater numbers, and would give them confidence. If David himself went there would be no shirking the war and finding excuses to stay at home, and in the camp there would be prompt alacrity and zeal.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 When David was told this
When David was told this
This can be stated in active form. AT: "When David heard about this" (See: Active or Passive)
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gathered all Israel together
Here "Israel" represents the army of Israel. AT: "assembled all the army of Israel together" (See: Metonymy)
Helam
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against David and fought him
Here David represents himself and his soldiers. AT: "against David and his soldiers and fought them" (See: Synecdoche)
David killed
Here David represents himself and his soldiers. AT: "David and his soldiers killed" (See: Synecdoche)
seven hundred ... forty thousand
"700 ... 40,000" (See: Numbers)
Shobak the commander of their army was wounded and died there
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The Israelites wounded Shobak the commander of the Aramean army, and he died there" (See: Active or Passive)
Shobak ... Hadarezer
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saw that they were defeated by Israel
This can be stated in active form. AT: "realized that the Israelites had defeated them" (See: Active or Passive)
translationWords
Jordan River
Aram
chariot
horse
die
peace
Israel
fear
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