1 Chronicles 19:16

16 And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

1 Chronicles 19:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 19:16

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).

1 Chronicles 19:16 In-Context

14 And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array against them. And David put the battle in array against the Syrians, and they fought with him.
18 And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand [in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and slew Shophach the captain of the host.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, the Euphrates.
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