1 Chronicles 19:11
New International Version
He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

New Living Translation
He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites.

English Standard Version
The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites.

Berean Standard Bible
And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

King James Bible
And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

New King James Version
And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon.

New American Standard Bible
But the remainder of the people he placed under the command of Abshai his brother; and they lined up against the sons of Ammon.

NASB 1995
But the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of Abshai his brother; and they arrayed themselves against the sons of Ammon.

NASB 1977
But the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of Abshai his brother; and they arrayed themselves against the sons of Ammon.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abshai his brother; and they arranged themselves to meet the sons of Ammon.

Amplified Bible
The rest of the soldiers he placed in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they lined up against the Ammonites.

Christian Standard Bible
He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai. They lined up in formation to engage the Ammonites.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, and they lined up in battle formation to engage the Ammonites.”

American Standard Version
And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

Contemporary English Version
Then he put his brother Abishai in command of the rest of the army and told them to fight against the Ammonites.

English Revised Version
And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the troops. They organized for combat against the Ammonites.

Good News Translation
He placed the rest of his troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who put them in position facing the Ammonites.

International Standard Version
putting the rest of his forces under command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them to oppose the Ammonites.

Majority Standard Bible
And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

NET Bible
He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

New Heart English Bible
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the people of Ammon.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the rest of the people he delivered to the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

World English Bible
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he has given the remnant of the people into the hand of his brother Abishai, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

Young's Literal Translation
and the remnant of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and he will set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abisai his brother, and they went against the children of Ammon.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But the remaining portion of the people he placed under the hand of his brother Abishai. And they went out against the sons of Ammon.

New American Bible
the rest of the army, which he placed under the command of his brother Abishai, then lined up to oppose the Ammonites.

New Revised Standard Version
the rest of his troops he put in the charge of his brother Abishai, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
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Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the rest of the people he handed over to Abishi his brother, and he arrayed against the sons of Amon
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the rest of the people he gave into the hand of his brother Abesai, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
David Defeats Ammon and Aram
10When 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. 11And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites. 12“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 10:9-10
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. / And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 18:12-13
Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. / He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

1 Chronicles 20:1
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

2 Samuel 8:13-14
And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. / He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

1 Kings 11:15-16
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.

2 Chronicles 14:9-13
Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah. / So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. / Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.” ...

2 Chronicles 20:1-2
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. / Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

2 Chronicles 25:5-6
Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield. / He also hired 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

2 Chronicles 32:2-8
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, / he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. / Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said. ...

Psalm 60:1-3
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! / You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. / You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

Psalm 108:10-13
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? / Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? / Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. ...

Isaiah 7:1-2
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.

Isaiah 36:2-3
And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. / Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.

Jeremiah 46:3-4
“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle! / Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!


Treasury of Scripture

And the rest of the people he delivered to the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

Abishai [heb] Abshai

1 Chronicles 11:20
And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

1 Chronicles 18:12
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

and they set

1 Chronicles 19:9
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.

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1 Chronicles 19
1. David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, are villainously treated
6. The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai
16. Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians, is slain by David














He put the rest of the forces
This phrase indicates a strategic military decision made by Joab, the commander of David's army. The Hebrew root for "forces" is "חַיִל" (chayil), which can mean strength, efficiency, or wealth, but in this context, it refers to a military force. This decision reflects the wisdom and experience of Joab in warfare, as he divides his troops to address multiple threats. Historically, this demonstrates the tactical acumen necessary in ancient warfare, where dividing forces could be a risky but necessary maneuver to ensure victory on multiple fronts.

under the command of his brother Abishai
Abishai, whose name in Hebrew means "my father is Jesse," was a trusted and valiant warrior, known for his loyalty to King David. The phrase highlights the importance of familial trust and loyalty in leadership roles during biblical times. Abishai's role here underscores the significance of kinship ties in the military and political structures of ancient Israel. His leadership is a testament to the trust that Joab placed in him, reflecting the broader biblical theme of God using family units to accomplish His purposes.

who arrayed them against the Ammonites
The term "arrayed" comes from the Hebrew "עָרַךְ" (arak), meaning to arrange or set in order. This indicates a deliberate and organized preparation for battle, emphasizing the importance of order and strategy in achieving success. The Ammonites were a neighboring nation often in conflict with Israel, and this context highlights the ongoing struggles between Israel and surrounding nations. The historical enmity between Israel and the Ammonites serves as a backdrop for understanding the broader narrative of Israel's quest for peace and security in the Promised Land. This phrase also serves as a reminder of the spiritual battles believers face, encouraging them to be prepared and arrayed in the armor of God as described in Ephesians 6:10-18.

(11) They sot themselves in array.--Samuel, singular, as in 1Chronicles 19:10.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And
וְאֵת֙ (wə·’êṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

he placed
נָתַ֕ן (nā·ṯan)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the rest
יֶ֣תֶר (ye·ṯer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope

of the forces
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

under the command
בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of his brother
אָחִ֑יו (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Abishai,
אַבְשַׁ֣י (’aḇ·šay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name

who arrayed them
וַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּ (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

against
לִקְרַ֖את (liq·raṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way

the Ammonites.
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son


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