1 Chronicles 19:9

9 And the sons of Ammon came out and put the battle in order before the gate of the city, and the kings that had come were by themselves in the field.

1 Chronicles 19:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 19:9

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).

1 Chronicles 19:9 In-Context

7 So they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, who came and pitched camp before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities and came to battle.

8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.

9 And the sons of Ammon came out and put the battle in order before the gate of the city, and the kings that had come were by themselves in the field.

10 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 order against the Syrians.

11 And he put the rest of the people into the hand of Abishai, his brother, putting them in order against the sons of Ammon.