1 Chronicles 19:8-19; 2 Samuel 23:8-39
This sufficiently indicates the greatness of the danger to Israel from this formidable league of Ammonites and Syrians.
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 when David heard of it , he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. All the host of the mighty - All his worthies, and the flower of his...
And all the host of the mighty men— Which Houbigant renders the chosen strength of the army; the flower of the troops. Some understand thereby th...
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The War with Ammon and Syria 2. His father shewed kindness unto me] Occasion not stated.
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...
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 shel...
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 i...
(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...
And when David heard of [it] ,.... Of the preparation made by the Ammonites to fight with him: he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men : h...
And when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. Ver. 7. He sent Joab. ] As far as Medeba, a city in the borders of...
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...
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...
The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated. B. C. 1037....
Choosing wisely to carry the war into their country, rather than to expect it in his own.
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...
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 th...
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 hims...
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...
The First Defeat of the Enemies
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men, literally, "the whole host, the mighty men," the veterans of the many wa...
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.