1 Chronicles 19:9
New International Version
The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.

New Living Translation
The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city, while the other kings positioned themselves to fight in the open fields.

English Standard Version
And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.

Berean Standard Bible
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

King James Bible
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

New King James Version
Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

NASB 1995
The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the sons of Ammon came out and arranged themselves for battle at the entrance of the city. But the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Amplified Bible
The Ammonites came out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city [Medeba], while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.

Christian Standard Bible
The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves.

American Standard Version
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the sons of Amon went out and made war before the gate, and those Kings and their armies camping by themselves in the fields.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the children of Ammon came forth, and set themselves in array for battle by the gate of the city: and the kings that were come forth encamped by themselves in the plain.

Contemporary English Version
The Ammonite troops marched to the entrance of the city and prepared for battle, while the Syrian troops took their positions in the open fields.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Ammon came out and put their army in array before the gate of the city : and the kings, that were come to their aid, stood apart in the field.

English Revised Version
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Ammonites formed a battle line at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob and the kings who had come remained by themselves in the open country.

Good News Translation
The Ammonites marched out and took up their position at the entrance to Rabbah, their capital city, and the kings who had come to help took up their position in the open countryside.

International Standard Version
The Ammonites went out in battle formation in front of the entrance to the city while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open fields.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the children of Ammon came out and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

Literal Standard Version
and the sons of Ammon come out and set in array [for] battle at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come [are] by themselves in the field.

Majority Standard Bible
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

New American Bible
The Ammonites marched out and lined up for battle at the entrance of the city, while the kings who had come to their help remained apart in the open field.

NET Bible
The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

New Revised Standard Version
The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.

New Heart English Bible
The people of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that had come were by themselves in the field.

World English Bible
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Ammon come out and set battle in array at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come are by themselves in the field.

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Context
David's Messengers Disgraced
8On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men. 9The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

Cross References
2 Samuel 10:8
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

1 Chronicles 19:8
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

1 Chronicles 19:10
When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.


Treasury of Scripture

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

put the battle

1 Samuel 17:2
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Chronicles 13:3
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.

the kings

2 Samuel 10:8
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.

1 Kings 20:1,24
And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it…

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1. David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, are villainously treated
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(9) Before the gate of the city.--Literally, in the outlet of the city. Samuel has "in the outlet of the gate." The city appears to have been Medeba (1Chronicles 19:7).

And the kings that were come.--Samuel repeats the names: "And Aram-zobah and Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maachah."

Were.--Rather, put the battle in array (to be supplied from the former sentence).

In the field.--In the open country, or plain (mishor) of Medeba (Joshua 13:9; Joshua 13:16), where there was room for the movements of cavalry and chariots.

Verse 9. - The kings. Compare this and ver. 19 with ver. 19 of the parallel chapter, and also with ver. 8 (2 Samuel 10:19, 8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The Ammonites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

marched out
וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ (way·yê·ṣə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

and arrayed themselves
וַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ (way·ya·‘ar·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

for battle
מִלְחָמָ֖ה (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

at the entrance
פֶּ֣תַח (pe·ṯaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

of the city,
הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

while the kings
וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים (wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4428: A king

who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

had come
בָּ֔אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

stayed by themselves
לְבַדָּ֖ם (lə·ḇad·dām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

in the open country.
בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (baś·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land


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