6 And when the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 saw H7200 that they had made themselves odious H887 to David, H1732 Hanun H2586 and the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 sent H7971 a thousand H505 talents H3603 of silver H3701 to hire H7936 them chariots H7393 and horsemen H6571 out of Mesopotamia, H763 and out of Syriamaachah, H758 H4601 and out of Zobah. H6678
Then Asa H609 brought out H3318 silver H3701 and gold H2091 out of the treasures H214 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 and of the king's H4428 house, H1004 and sent H7971 to Benhadad H1130 king H4428 of Syria, H758 that dwelt H3427 at Damascus, H1834 saying, H559 There is a league H1285 between me and thee, as there was between my father H1 and thy father: H1 behold, I have sent H7971 thee silver H3701 and gold; H2091 go, H3212 break H6565 thy league H1285 with Baasha H1201 king H4428 of Israel, H3478 that he may depart H5927 from me.
And God H430 stirred him up H6965 another adversary, H7854 Rezon H7331 the son H1121 of Eliadah, H450 which fled H1272 from his lord H113 Hadadezer H1909 king H4428 of Zobah: H6678 And he gathered H6908 men H582 unto him, and became captain H8269 over a band, H1416 when David H1732 slew H2026 them of Zobah: and they went H3212 to Damascus, H1834 and dwelt H3427 therein, and reigned H4427 in Damascus. H1834
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Commentary on 1 Chronicles 19 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 19
The story is here repeated of David's war with the Ammonites and the Syrians their allies, and the victories he obtained over them, which we read just as it is here related, 2 Sa. 10. Here is,
1Ch 19:1-5
Let us here observe,
1Ch 19:6-19
We may see here,