2 Samuel 10:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. ”

2 Samuel 10:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Came out - From their city, Rabbah Deuteronomy 3:11 , Deuteronomy 3:15 or 20 miles from Medeba, where 1 Chronicles 19:7 the Syrian army was encamped. Medeba (modern Madeba) was taken from Si...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of (d) Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field....
2 Samuel 10:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10. War with the Ammonites and the Syrians (J). 2 Samuel 10:1-5 . The king of Ammon insults David's ambassadors. [J. G. Frazer ( Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, p. 273) connects Hanu...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. At th...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Samuel 10:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The War with Ammon and Syria 2. His father shewed kindness unto me] Occasion not stated.
2 Samuel 10:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

At the entering in of the gate. — The Ammonites and their allies formed separate armies, the former taking their stand immediately before the city, the latter “by themselves” at some distance, wher...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. DAVID AND HANUN. 2 Samuel 10:1-19 . POWERFUL though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his heart was inclined to peace. A king who had been victorious...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Penalty of Rejecting Kindness 2 Samuel 10:1-19 A Jewish tradition tells us that Nahash, Hanun's father, had shown kindness to David by sheltering one of his brothers, when the king of Moab...
2 Samuel 10:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the record of victories over Ammon and Syria. So far as David is concerned it is interesting in revealing the same spirit of good will in David in his attempt to show kindness to Hanum,...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. (8) And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians o...
2 Samuel 10:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the children of Ammon came out ,.... Either out of Rabbah their metropolis, as Josephus u; or rather out of Medeba, as it seems from 1 Chronicles 19:7 ; a city that lay on the borders of their...
2 Samuel 10:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field. Ver...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He sent Joab and all the host He did not think it prudent to stay till they assaulted him in his own country, but went and invaded theirs. And the children of Ammon came out , &c. They drew up...
2 Samuel 10:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Ammonites were of the family of Lot ( Genesis 19:36-38 ). We have seen in 1 Samuel 2:1 that in Saul's day their king was called "Nahash," which means "serpent." It is thought likely that this w...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated. B. C. 1037. 6 And when the children of Ammon saw t...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of the gate, to wit, of Medeba, as it is expressed, 1 Chronicles 19:7 , which was a frontier city. See Numbers 21:30 . This place they chose for the fight, that they might both defend that ci...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 10:2 . “Nahash.” This may be the same Nahash mentioned in 1 Samuel 11 ; but as this was probably forty years after the event there recorded, it is more...
2 Samuel 10:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:4 . Shaved half their beard. The critics make many quotations from ancient authors, showing how high a value eastern nations set on the hair of the head and beard; and even at the pres...
2 Samuel 10:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. David and Hanun Powerful though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his hear...
2 Samuel 10:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 10:1 The king of the children of Ammon died. This war is very briefly referred to in 2 Samuel 8:12 ; but we have now entered upon a narrative, the interest of which i...
2 Samuel 10:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Defeat of the Enemies
2 Samuel 10:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 19:7 ; 2 Samuel 10:6 ; Joshua 19:28 ; Judges 1:31 ; Numbers 13:21

2 Samuel 10:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 10:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 10:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 10:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 10:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 10:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 10:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 10:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 10:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 10:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 10:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge