10:1 David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the son of Nahash, are villanously treated; 10:6 The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai; 10:15 Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians at Helam, is slain by David.
Verse 1AM 2967, bc 1037, An, Ex, Is, 454kingJudges 10:7-9, 11:12-28; 1 Samuel 11:1-3; 1 Chronicles 19:1-3ReciprocalGenesis 19:38 - children; 22:17 - thy seed; 27:29 - Let people; 2 Samuel 17:27 - the son of Nahash; 1 Kings 5:1 - sent; 2 Chronicles 27:5 - the king of the Ammonites; Nehemiah 4:7 - the Ammonites; Psalm 18:38 - General; 18:43 - made; 68:30 - Rebuke; 118:10 - All nations; Jeremiah 40:14 - Ammonites; Amos 1:13 - and forVerse 2show kindnessDeuteronomy 23:3-6; Nehemiah 4:3-7, 13:1-3Nahash1 Samuel 11:1as his father22:3, 22:4Reciprocal2 Samuel 2:6 - I also; 17:27 - the son of Nahash; 1 Kings 5:1 - sent; 2 Kings 20:12 - sent letters; Isaiah 39:1 - sent letters; Jeremiah 37:2 - the prophet; John 11:19 - to comfort; Ephesians 6:20 - bondsVerse 3Thinkest thou that David dothHeb. In thine eyes doth DavidnotGenesis 42:9, 42:16; 1 Corinthians 13:5, 13:7ReciprocalJoshua 2:3 - to search; 2 Samuel 3:25 - and to know; Romans 2:3 - thinkestVerse 4and shavedThe beard is held in high respect and greatly valued in the East: the possessor considers it as his greatest ornament; often swears by it; and, in matters of great importance, pledges it; and nothing can be more secure than such a pledge; for its owner will redeem it at the hazard of his life. The beard was never cut off but in mourning, or as a sign of slavery. It is customary to shave the Ottoman princes, as a mark of their subjection to the reigning emperor. The beard is a mark of authority and liberty among the Mohammedans. The Persians who clip the beard, and shave above the jaw, are reputed heretics. They who serve in the seraglios have their beards shaven, as a sign of servitude; nor do they suffer them to grow till the sultan has set them at liberty. Among the Arabians, it is more infamous for anyone to appear with his beard cut off, than among us to be publicly whipped or branded; and many would prefer death to such a punishment. Leviticus 19:27; 1 Chronicles 19:3, 19:4; Psalm 109:4, 109:5; Isaiah 15:2cut off20:4, 47:2, 47:3; Jeremiah 41:5ReciprocalIsaiah 50:6 - my cheeksVerse 5JerichoJoshua 6:24-26; 1 Kings 16:34; 1 Chronicles 19:5Reciprocal19:4 - sent themVerse 6stankGenesis 34:30; Exodus 5:21; 1 Samuel 13:4, 27:12; 1 Chronicles 19:6, 19:7Syrians of Bethrehob2 Samuel 8:3, 8:5, 8:12, Zobah, Proverbs 25:8; Isaiah 8:9, 8:10MaacahJoshua 13:11-13Ishtobor, the men of Tob, Judges 11:3, 11:5ReciprocalDeuteronomy 3:14 - Geshuri; Judges 18:28 - Bethrehob; 1 Samuel 14:47 - Zobah; 2 Samuel 10:8 - Rehob; 1 Chronicles 18:3 - Zobah; Psalm 9:5 - rebuked; 48:4 - General; 83:5 - they are; 144:11 - and deliver me; Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time of war; Jeremiah 40:8 - Maachathite; 46:21 - her hired; Ezekiel 27:16 - SyriaVerse 7all the host2 Samuel 23:8-39; 1 Chronicles 19:8-19Reciprocal2 Samuel 18:2 - the hand of JoabVerse 8at the enteringThis was at the city of Medeba, a city upon the borders of the Ammonites, and in their possession. 1 Chronicles 19:7Rehob2 Samuel 10:6; Numbers 13:21; Joshua 19:28; Judges 1:31Reciprocal1 Kings 11:23 - Hadadezer; 1 Chronicles 19:9 - the kings; 2 Chronicles 13:14 - looked back; Jeremiah 40:8 - MaachathiteVerse 9Joshua 8:21, 8:22; Judges 20:42, 20:43Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:6 - Abishai; 1 Chronicles 19:10 - when Joab; 26:28 - Joab; Jeremiah 50:14 - in arrayVerse 10Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:6 - Abishai; 23:18 - Abishai; 1 Chronicles 18:12 - MoreoverVerse 111 Chronicles 19:9-12; Nehemiah 4:20; Luke 22:32; Romans 15:1; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:27, 1:28ReciprocalJudges 1:3 - I likewise; 2 Samuel 8:12 - Syria; 18:3 - succour; Proverbs 27:17 - soVerse 12Be of goodThis is a very animating address, and equal to anything of the kind in ancient or modern times. Ye fight pro aris et focis; for every good, sacred and civil; for God, for your families, and for your countries. Such harangues, especially in very trying circumstances, are very natural, and may perhaps be found in the records of every nation. Several instances might be quoted from Roman and Grecian history; but few are more remarkable than that of Tyrtaeus, the lame Athenian poet, to whom the command of the army was given in one of the Messenian wars. The Spartans had at that time suffered great losses, and all their stratagems proved ineffectual, so that they began to despair of success; when the poet, by his lectures on honour and courage, delivered in moving verse to the army, ravished them to such a degree with the thoughts of dying for their country, that, rushing on with a furious transport to meet their enemies, they gave them an entire overthrow, and by one decisive battle brought the war to a happy conclusion. Numbers 13:20; Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:6, 1:7, 1:9, 1:18; 1 Samuel 14:6, 14:12, 17:32; 2 Chronicles 32:7; Nehemiah 4:14; Habakkuk 3:1play1 Samuel 4:9; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 1 Corinthians 16:13the Lord2 Samuel 16:10, 16:11; Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 3:18; Job 1:21ReciprocalJudges 18:9 - be not; 1 Samuel 17:37 - Go; 2 Samuel 2:7 - let your; 24:3 - General; 1 Kings 2:2 - and show; Esther 4:16 - if I perish; Psalm 60:12 - we shall; Proverbs 27:17 - soVerse 13they fled1 Kings 20:13-21, 20:28-30; 1 Chronicles 19:14, 19:15; 2 Chronicles 13:5-16
10:6 The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai;
10:15 Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians at Helam, is slain by David. Verse 1AM 2967, bc 1037, An, Ex, Is, 454kingJudges 10:7-9, 11:12-28; 1 Samuel 11:1-3; 1 Chronicles 19:1-3ReciprocalGenesis 19:38 - children; 22:17 - thy seed; 27:29 - Let people; 2 Samuel 17:27 - the son of Nahash; 1 Kings 5:1 - sent; 2 Chronicles 27:5 - the king of the Ammonites; Nehemiah 4:7 - the Ammonites; Psalm 18:38 - General; 18:43 - made; 68:30 - Rebuke; 118:10 - All nations; Jeremiah 40:14 - Ammonites; Amos 1:13 - and for Verse 2show kindnessDeuteronomy 23:3-6; Nehemiah 4:3-7, 13:1-3 Nahash1 Samuel 11:1 as his father22:3, 22:4Reciprocal2 Samuel 2:6 - I also; 17:27 - the son of Nahash; 1 Kings 5:1 - sent; 2 Kings 20:12 - sent letters; Isaiah 39:1 - sent letters; Jeremiah 37:2 - the prophet; John 11:19 - to comfort; Ephesians 6:20 - bonds Verse 3Thinkest thou that David dothHeb. In thine eyes doth DavidnotGenesis 42:9, 42:16; 1 Corinthians 13:5, 13:7ReciprocalJoshua 2:3 - to search; 2 Samuel 3:25 - and to know; Romans 2:3 - thinkest Verse 4and shavedThe beard is held in high respect and greatly valued in the East: the possessor considers it as his greatest ornament; often swears by it; and, in matters of great importance, pledges it; and nothing can be more secure than such a pledge; for its owner will redeem it at the hazard of his life. The beard was never cut off but in mourning, or as a sign of slavery. It is customary to shave the Ottoman princes, as a mark of their subjection to the reigning emperor. The beard is a mark of authority and liberty among the Mohammedans. The Persians who clip the beard, and shave above the jaw, are reputed heretics. They who serve in the seraglios have their beards shaven, as a sign of servitude; nor do they suffer them to grow till the sultan has set them at liberty. Among the Arabians, it is more infamous for anyone to appear with his beard cut off, than among us to be publicly whipped or branded; and many would prefer death to such a punishment. Leviticus 19:27; 1 Chronicles 19:3, 19:4; Psalm 109:4, 109:5; Isaiah 15:2 cut off20:4, 47:2, 47:3; Jeremiah 41:5ReciprocalIsaiah 50:6 - my cheeks Verse 5JerichoJoshua 6:24-26; 1 Kings 16:34; 1 Chronicles 19:5Reciprocal19:4 - sent them Verse 6stankGenesis 34:30; Exodus 5:21; 1 Samuel 13:4, 27:12; 1 Chronicles 19:6, 19:7 Syrians of Bethrehob2 Samuel 8:3, 8:5, 8:12, Zobah, Proverbs 25:8; Isaiah 8:9, 8:10 MaacahJoshua 13:11-13 Ishtobor, the men of Tob, Judges 11:3, 11:5ReciprocalDeuteronomy 3:14 - Geshuri; Judges 18:28 - Bethrehob; 1 Samuel 14:47 - Zobah; 2 Samuel 10:8 - Rehob; 1 Chronicles 18:3 - Zobah; Psalm 9:5 - rebuked; 48:4 - General; 83:5 - they are; 144:11 - and deliver me; Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time of war; Jeremiah 40:8 - Maachathite; 46:21 - her hired; Ezekiel 27:16 - Syria Verse 7all the host2 Samuel 23:8-39; 1 Chronicles 19:8-19Reciprocal2 Samuel 18:2 - the hand of Joab Verse 8at the enteringThis was at the city of Medeba, a city upon the borders of the Ammonites, and in their possession. 1 Chronicles 19:7 Rehob2 Samuel 10:6; Numbers 13:21; Joshua 19:28; Judges 1:31Reciprocal1 Kings 11:23 - Hadadezer; 1 Chronicles 19:9 - the kings; 2 Chronicles 13:14 - looked back; Jeremiah 40:8 - Maachathite Verse 9Joshua 8:21, 8:22; Judges 20:42, 20:43Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:6 - Abishai; 1 Chronicles 19:10 - when Joab; 26:28 - Joab; Jeremiah 50:14 - in array Verse 10Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:6 - Abishai; 23:18 - Abishai; 1 Chronicles 18:12 - Moreover Verse 111 Chronicles 19:9-12; Nehemiah 4:20; Luke 22:32; Romans 15:1; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:27, 1:28ReciprocalJudges 1:3 - I likewise; 2 Samuel 8:12 - Syria; 18:3 - succour; Proverbs 27:17 - so Verse 12Be of goodThis is a very animating address, and equal to anything of the kind in ancient or modern times. Ye fight pro aris et focis; for every good, sacred and civil; for God, for your families, and for your countries. Such harangues, especially in very trying circumstances, are very natural, and may perhaps be found in the records of every nation. Several instances might be quoted from Roman and Grecian history; but few are more remarkable than that of Tyrtaeus, the lame Athenian poet, to whom the command of the army was given in one of the Messenian wars. The Spartans had at that time suffered great losses, and all their stratagems proved ineffectual, so that they began to despair of success; when the poet, by his lectures on honour and courage, delivered in moving verse to the army, ravished them to such a degree with the thoughts of dying for their country, that, rushing on with a furious transport to meet their enemies, they gave them an entire overthrow, and by one decisive battle brought the war to a happy conclusion. Numbers 13:20; Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:6, 1:7, 1:9, 1:18; 1 Samuel 14:6, 14:12, 17:32; 2 Chronicles 32:7; Nehemiah 4:14; Habakkuk 3:1 play1 Samuel 4:9; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 1 Corinthians 16:13 the Lord2 Samuel 16:10, 16:11; Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 3:18; Job 1:21ReciprocalJudges 18:9 - be not; 1 Samuel 17:37 - Go; 2 Samuel 2:7 - let your; 24:3 - General; 1 Kings 2:2 - and show; Esther 4:16 - if I perish; Psalm 60:12 - we shall; Proverbs 27:17 - so Verse 13they fled1 Kings 20:13-21, 20:28-30; 1 Chronicles 19:14, 19:15; 2 Chronicles 13:5-16
Verse 14Reciprocal2 Samuel 8:12 - Syria; 20:6 - Abishai; 22:38 - General; 23:18 - Abishai; 1 Chronicles 18:12 - Moreover; Psalm 48:4 - General Verse 15am 2968, bc 1036, An, Ex, Is, 455gatheredPsalm 2:1; Isaiah 8:9, 8:10; Micah 4:11, 4:12; Zechariah 14:2, 14:3; Revelation 19:19-21Reciprocal1 Kings 11:23 - Hadadezer Verse 16Hadarezer2 Samuel 8:3-8; 1 Chronicles 18:3, 18:5 the riveri.e. EuphratesShobachor, Shophach, 19:16ReciprocalPsalm 48:4 - General; 60:1 - when he strove Verse 17he gathered1 Chronicles 19:17
Verse 18fled2 Samuel 8:4; Psalm 18:38, 46:11 horsemen1 Chronicles 19:18, footmenShobachJudges 4:2, 4:22, 5:26Reciprocal1 Kings 20:29 - an hundred thousand; 2 Chronicles 12:3 - twelve hundred; Psalm 20:7 - Some trust; 76:6 - both Verse 19servantsGenesis 14:1-5; Joshua 11:10; Judges 1:7; 1 Kings 20:1; Daniel 2:37 feared2 Samuel 8:6; 1 Chronicles 19:19; Psalm 18:37, 18:38, 48:4, 48:5; Isaiah 26:11; Revelation 18:10ReciprocalPsalm 119:67 - Before