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1 Chronicles 19:10

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← 1 Chronicles 19:9	1 Chronicles 19:10 (KJV)	1 Chronicles 19:11 →
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.	Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put [them] in array against the Syrians.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now when Joab^H3097 saw^H7200 that the battle^H4421 was set against him before^H6440 and behind^H268, he chose out^H977 of all the choice^H977 of Israel^H3478, and put them in array^H6186 against^H7125 the Syrians^H758.

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Original Hebrew

וַיַּרְא יֹואָב כִּי־הָיְתָה פְנֵי־הַמִּלְחָמָה אֵלָיו פָּנִים וְאָחֹור וַיִּבְחַר מִכָּל־בָּחוּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲרֹךְ לִקְרַאת אֲרָם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יַּ֣רְא	va/i.Yar'	H7200	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he saw
יוֹאָ֗ב	yo.'Av	H3097	HNp	Joab
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	that
הָיְתָ֧ה	ha.ye.Tah	H1961	HVqp3fs	it was
פְנֵי	fe.nei-	H6440	HNcbpc	(the) face of
הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֛ה	ha./mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ battle
אֵלָ֖י/ו	'e.La/v	H413	HR/Sp3ms	against/ him
פָּנִ֣ים	pa.Nim	H6440	HNcbpa	face
וְ/אָח֑וֹר	ve./'a.Chor	H268	HC/Ncmsa	and/ back
וַ/יִּבְחַ֗ר	va/i.yiv.Char	H977	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he chose
מִ/כָּל	mi./kol	H3605	HR/Ncmsc	from/ every
בָּחוּר֙	ba.Chur	H977	HVqsmsa	chosen (man)
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	be./Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HR/Np	in/ Israel
וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ	va/i.ya.'a.Rokh	H6186	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he deployed
לִ/קְרַ֥את	li/k.Rat	H7125	HR/Vqc	to/ meet
אֲרָֽם	'a.Ram	H758	HNp	Aram

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H268 — אָחוֹר (ʼâchôwr, aw-khore'): or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from אֲחִירַע; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West; after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.
• H758 — אֲרָם (ʼĂrâm, arawm'): from the same as אַרְמוֹן; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite; Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
• H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
• H3097 — יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb, yo-awb'): from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
• H6186 — עָרַךְ (ʻârak, aw-rak'): a primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications); put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H7125 — קִרְאָה (qirʼâh, keer-aw'): from קָרָא; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite); [idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• set against — Joshua 8:22, Judges 20:42-43
• when Joab — 2 Samuel 10:9-14

Reciprocal references (1): Psalms 118:11

Related Topics

• Nave’s: HADADEZER, JOAB, MEDEBA, ZOBAH

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