2 Samuel 10:7

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 army.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 10:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This sufficiently indicates the greatness of the danger to Israel from this formidable league of Ammonites and Syrians.
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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
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.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The War with Ammon and Syria 2. His father shewed kindness unto me] Occasion not stated.
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...
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 shel...
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 i...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated. B. C. 1037....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Choosing wisely to carry the war into their country, rather than to expect it in his own.
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...
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 th...
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 hims...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Defeat of the Enemies
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 19:8-19 ; 2 Samuel 23:8-39

⁷ And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 10:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 10:7