1 Chronicles 19

1 Chronicles 19:1

1 CHAPTER 19

David’ s messengers to Hanun are villanously entreated, . The Ammonites and Syrians are overcome by Joab and Abishai, ; by David himself, .

Of all the contents of this chapter, see the notes on 2Sa 10, where we have the same things, and almost the very same words.

1 Chronicles 19:7

Thirty and two thousand chariots, i. e. thirty-two thousand men fighting from or with chariots, as that word is elsewhere used; of which see my notes on . And this interpretation seems the more probable by comparing this place with , where this army is said to consist of twenty thousand footmen, and twelve thousand men of Ish-tob; which make up these thirty-two thousand men, who fought partly from chariots, and partly on foot with chariots, or attending upon the chariots, as the ancient manner of fighting was. And here, , this army is made up of chariots and horsemen; where, except the chariots be understood of footmen, there were no footmen in the army, which is unusual and incredible.

1 Chronicles 19:19

How this agrees with , see in the notes on that place.