19:1 David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, the son of Nahash, are villainously treated;
19:6 The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai;
19:16 Shophach, making a new supply of the Syrians, is slain by David. Verse 1Nahash1 Samuel 11:1, 11:2, 12:12; 2 Samuel 10:1-3

Verse 2I will show1 Samuel 30:26; 2 Samuel 9:1, 9:7; 2 Kings 4:13; Esther 6:3; Ecclesiastes 9:15 the childrenGenesis 19:37, 19:38; Deuteronomy 23:3-6; Nehemiah 4:3, 4:7, 13:1Reciprocal1 Chronicles 20:3 - And he Verse 3but the princes1 Samuel 29:4, 29:9; 1 Kings 12:8-11 Thinkest thou that DavidHeb. In thine eyes doth David, 1 Corinthians 13:5-7 to searchGenesis 42:9-18; Joshua 2:1-3; Judges 1:23, 1:24, 18:2, 18:8-10ReciprocalJoshua 2:3 - to search; 2 Samuel 10:4 - and shaved Verse 4took David'sPsalm 35:12, 109:4, 109:5 shaved themLeviticus 19:27; Isaiah 15:2; Jeremiah 41:5, 48:37 and cutIsaiah 20:4, 47:2, 47:3 sent them2 Samuel 10:4, 10:5; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Mark 12:4; Luke 20:10, 20:11

Verse 5and told DavidMatthew 18:31 at JerichoJoshua 6:24-26; 1 Kings 16:34 your beardsJudges 16:22Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:5 - Jericho Verse 6had madeLuke 10:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:8 odiousHeb. to stink, Genesis 34:30; Exodus 5:21; 1 Samuel 13:4, 27:12; Psalm 14:3 *marg.a thousand2 Chronicles 16:2, 16:3, 25:6, 27:5; Psalm 46:9 Syriamaachah2 Samuel 10:6 Zobah2 Chronicles 18:3, 18:5, 18:9; 1 Samuel 14:47; 2 Samuel 8:3; 1 Kings 11:23, 11:24ReciprocalGenesis 24:10 - Mesopotamia; Acts 2:9 - Mesopotamia Verse 7hired1 Chronicles 18:4; Exodus 14:9; Judges 4:3; 1 Samuel 13:5; 2 Chronicles 14:9; Psalm 20:7-9 thirtyThirty-two thousand soldiers, exclusive of the thousand sent by the king of Maachah, are mentioned in the parallel passage - 2 Samuel 10:6
but of chariots or cavalry there is no mention; and the number of chariots stated here is prodigious, and beyond all credibility. But as the word raichev denotes not only a chariot, but a rider - see Isaiah 21:7
it ought most probably to be rendered here, in a collective sense, cavalry; and then the number of troops will exactly agree with the passage in Samuel. It is probable that they were a kind of auxiliary troops who were usually mounted on horses, or in chariots, but who occasionally served as foot-soldiers.the king of MaachahThis variation exists only in the translation, the original being the same in both places, melech maachah, "the king of Maachah." 2 Samuel 10:6, king MaachahMedebaNumbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9; Isaiah 15:2Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:8 - at the entering Verse 8Joab1 Chronicles 11:6, 11:10-47; 2 Samuel 23:8-39Reciprocal10:7 - all the host Verse 9put the battle1 Samuel 17:2; 2 Samuel 18:4; 2 Chronicles 13:3, 14:10; Isaiah 28:6; Jeremiah 50:42; Joel 2:5 the kings2 Samuel 10:8; 1 Kings 20:1, 20:24Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:11 - General; 1 Chronicles 19:11 - and they set; 19:17 - and set Verse 10when Joab2 Samuel 10:9-14 battleHeb. face of the battleset againstJoshua 8:22; Judges 20:42, 20:43 choiceor, young menReciprocalPsalm 118:11 - General Verse 11AbishaiHeb. Abshai, 1 Chronicles 11:20, 18:12
The variation of אבישׁי [H52], Abishai, and אבשׁי [H52], Abshai, is simply caused by the elision of י, yood, which is by no means uncommon.and they set19:9

Verse 12If the SyriansNehemiah 4:20; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:27, 1:28

Verse 13of goodDeuteronomy 31:6, 31:7; Joshua 1:7, 10:25; 1 Samuel 4:9, 14:6-12, 17:32; 2 Samuel 10:12; Ezra 10:4; Nehemiah 4:14; Psalm 27:14; 1 Corinthians 16:13 let us behaveetc. In Samuel, "let us play the men;" but the original is the same in both places, nithchazzak.let the LordJudges 10:15; 1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Samuel 15:26, 16:10, 16:11; Job 1:22Reciprocal1 Chronicles 19:18 - fled before Israel; 21:3 - The Lord; Nehemiah 2:18 - So they strengthened; Psalm 60:12 - we shall Verse 14they fled1 Kings 20:13, 20:19-21, 20:28-30; 2 Chronicles 13:5-16; Jeremiah 46:15, 46:16Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:13 - they fled; 1 Chronicles 19:18 - fled before Israel Verse 15they likewiseLeviticus 26:7; Romans 8:31Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:13 - they fled Verse 16 amand drewPsalm 2:1; Isaiah 8:9; Micah 4:11, 4:12; Zechariah 14:1-3 riverthat is, EuphratesShophachThis variation arises from the permutation of ב, baith, and פ, pay; being written in the parallel passage שׁובך [H7731], Shobach, and here שׁופך [H7780], Shophach 2 Samuel 10:16, Shobach.Reciprocal1 Kings 11:23 - Hadadezer; Psalm 60:1 - when he strove Verse 17upon themInstead of alaihem, "upon them," it is in 2 Samuel 10:17 chelamah, "to Helam:" the one seems evidently to be a mistake for the other.and set1 Chronicles 19:9; Isaiah 22:6, 22:7

Verse 18fled before Israel1 Chronicles 19:13, 19:14; Psalm 18:32, 33:16, 46:11 seven thousandIn the parallel passage, "the men of seven hundred chariots;" which difference probably arose from mistaking ן, noon final, which stands for 700, for ז zayin, with a dot above, which denotes 7,000, or vice versa: the great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other.footmenIf these troops were as we have suppose, a kind of dismounted cavalry, the terms footmen and horsemen might be indifferently applied to them. 2 Samuel 10:18, horsemen

Verse 19the servantsGenesis 14:4, 14:5; Joshua 9:9-11; 2 Samuel 10:19; 1 Kings 20:1, 20:12; Psalm 18:39, 18:44; Isaiah 10:8 would1 Chronicles 14:17; Psalm 48:3-6ReciprocalEzra 4:20 - toll Verse 1 amAnd it came2 Samuel 11:1 after the year was expiredHeb. at the return of the year, 1 Kings 20:22, 20:26; 2 Kings 13:20 wastedIsaiah 6:11, 54:16 RabbahDeuteronomy 3:11; 2 Samuel 12:26, 17:27; Jeremiah 49:2, 49:3; Ezekiel 21:20, 25:5; Amos 1:14 Joab smote2 Samuel 11:16-25, 12:26-31Reciprocal1 Chronicles 18:11 - the children Verse 2itHeb. the weight of itand he brought1 Chronicles 18:11; 2 Samuel 8:11, 8:12Reciprocal12:30 - took; Psalm 21:3 - settest Verse 3And he1 Chronicles 19:2-5; Psalm 21:8, 21:9 and cutInstead of wyyasar, "and he cut," the parallel passage is wyyasem, "and he put them;" which is also the reading here of seven manuscripts collated by Dr. Kennicott. Sawing asunder, etc., of human beings, have no more place in the text, than they had in David's conduct towards the Ammonites.with sawsExodus 1:14; Joshua 9:23; Judges 8:6, 8:7, 8:16, 8:17; 1 Kings 9:21Reciprocal2 Samuel 12:31 - and put them; 2 Chronicles 25:12 - cast them Verse 4 amthere aroseor, there continued. Heb. there stood. 2 Samuel 21:15 Gezeror, Gob, Joshua 12:12, 16:3; 2 Samuel 21:18-22 Sibbechai1 Chronicles 11:29 Sippai2 Samuel 21:18, Saphthe giantor, RaphaReciprocalJoshua 10:33 - Gezer; 1 Samuel 17:4 - of Gath; 1 Kings 9:15 - Gezer Verse 5Jair2 Samuel 21:19, Jaare-oregimGoliath1 Samuel 17:4, 21:9, 22:10; 2 Samuel 21:19Reciprocal1 Samuel 17:7 - the staff; 1 Chronicles 11:23 - a spear Verse 6of great statureHeb. of measure, 2 Samuel 21:20 the son of the giantHeb. born to the giant, or RaphaReciprocalNumbers 13:32 - men of a great stature Verse 7defiedor, reproached, 1 Samuel 17:10, 17:26, 17:36; Isaiah 37:23 Shimea1 Chronicles 2:13, Shimma, 1 Samuel 16:9, Shammah

Verse 8they fellJoshua 14:12; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Jeremiah 9:23; Romans 8:31Reciprocal2 Samuel 21:22 - four Verse 1 amSatan2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Kings 22:20-22; Job 1:6-12, 2:1, 2:4-6; Zechariah 3:1; Matthew 4:3; Luke 22:31; John 13:2; Acts 5:3; James 1:13; Revelation 12:10 provoked DavidLuke 11:53; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalNumbers 1:2 - Take ye the sum; 26:4 - General; Joshua 22:18 - he will be; 1 Samuel 26:19 - stirred; 1 Chronicles 7:2 - whose number; 7:7 - were reckoned; 7:40 - the number; 27:24 - began to number; 2 Chronicles 32:25 - General; Matthew 4:10 - Satan; 16:23 - Satan; John 8:44 - He was; 2 Corinthians 2:11 - General; Revelation 12:9 - and Satan Verse 2Joab2 Samuel 24:2-4 BeershebaJudges 20:1; 1 Samuel 3:20; 2 Samuel 3:10, 17:11, 24:15; 1 Kings 4:25; 2 Chronicles 30:5 bring1 Chronicles 27:23, 27:24 that I mayDeuteronomy 8:13-17; 2 Chronicles 32:25, 32:26; Proverbs 29:23; 2 Corinthians 12:7ReciprocalNumbers 1:2 - Take ye the sum; 1 Kings 3:8 - cannot; 2 Corinthians 2:11 - General Verse 3The Lord1 Chronicles 19:13; Psalm 115:14; Proverbs 14:28; Isaiah 26:15, 48:19 why willGenesis 20:9; Exodus 32:21; Numbers 32:9, 32:10; 1 Samuel 2:24; 1 Kings 14:16ReciprocalGenesis 20:16 - thus; Deuteronomy 1:11 - make you; Joshua 22:15 - General; 1 Samuel 17:8 - servants to Saul; 2 Samuel 24:3 - General; 2 Kings 12:7 - Why repair ye Verse 4the king'sEcclesiastes 8:4 WhereforeExodus 1:17; Daniel 3:18; Acts 5:29 and went2 Samuel 24:3-8Reciprocal24:4 - the king's Verse 5a thousandThe Syriac has 800,000 as in the parallel passage of Samuel. 1 Chronicles 27:23; 2 Samuel 24:9ReciprocalGenesis 13:16 - General; Numbers 1:46 - General; Judges 20:17 - four hundred; 1 Kings 3:8 - cannot; 12:21 - an hundred; 2 Chronicles 13:3 - four hundred; Psalm 80:9 - and it Verse 6LeviNumbers 1:47-49 Joab2 Samuel 3:27, 11:15-21, 20:9, 20:10Reciprocal24:9 - eight hundred thousand; 1 Kings 3:8 - cannot; Luke 6:41 - but Verse 7And God was displeased with this thingHeb. And it was evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, 2 Samuel 11:27; 1 Kings 15:5 he smote1 Chronicles 21:14; Joshua 7:1, 7:5, 7:13, 22:16-26; 2 Samuel 21:1, 21:14, 24:1ReciprocalGenesis 38:10 - displeased; 48:17 - displeased him; Exodus 4:14 - anger; Numbers 22:34 - if it displease thee; 1 Kings 11:9 - angry Verse 8I have sinned2 Samuel 12:13, 24:10; Psalm 25:11, 32:5; Jeremiah 3:13; Luke 15:18, 15:19; 1 John 1:9 do awayPsalm 51:1-3; Hosea 14:2; John 1:29 I have doneGenesis 34:7; 1 Samuel 13:13, 26:21; 2 Samuel 13:13; 2 Chronicles 10:9Reciprocal1 Chronicles 21:17 - Is it not I; 2 Chronicles 16:9 - Herein Verse 9Gad1 Chronicles 29:29; 1 Samuel 9:9; 2 Samuel 24:11Reciprocal1 Samuel 22:4 - in the hold; 1 Chronicles 25:5 - the king's seer; 2 Chronicles 29:25 - Gad Verse 10offer theeHeb. stretch outchooseJoshua 24:15; Proverbs 1:29-31 that I mayNumbers 20:12; 2 Samuel 12:10-12; 1 Kings 13:21, 13:22; Proverbs 3:12; Revelation 3:19Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:12 - I offer Verse 11Choose theeHeb. Take to thee, Proverbs 19:20Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:12 - I offer; 1 Chronicles 21:18 - the angel Verse 12three years' famineIn 2 Samuel 24:13, it is seven years; but the Septuagint has there τρια ετη [G5140], three years, as here; which is, no doubt, the true reading; the letter, zayin, seven, being mistaken for, gimmel, three. Leviticus 26:26-29; 2 Samuel 21:1, 24:13; 1 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 8:1; Lamentations 4:9; Luke 4:25 to be destroyedLeviticus 26:17, 26:36, 26:37; Deuteronomy 28:15, 28:25, 28:51, 28:52; Jeremiah 42:16 the sword1 Chronicles 21:16; Isaiah 66:16; Jeremiah 12:12, 47:6 even the pestilenceLeviticus 26:10, 26:25; Deuteronomy 28:22, 28:27, 28:35; Psalm 91:6; Ezekiel 14:19-21 the angel1 Chronicles 21:15, 21:16; Exodus 12:23; 2 Kings 19:35; Matthew 13:49, 13:50; Acts 12:23; Revelation 7:1-3 Now therefore2 Samuel 24:13, 24:14ReciprocalExodus 30:12 - no plague; 1 Kings 8:37 - in the land famine; 1 Chronicles 21:27 - he put; 2 Chronicles 32:25 - General; Isaiah 37:36 - the angel Verse 13I am in2 Kings 6:15, 7:4; Esther 4:11, 4:16; John 12:27; Philippians 1:23 let me fallDavid here acted nobly: had he chosen war, his personal safety was in no danger, as there was an ordinance preventing him from going to battle; and in famine, his wealth would have secured his and his family's support; but all were equally exposed to the pestilence. Habakkuk 3:1 greator, many, Exodus 34:6, 34:7; Psalm 5:7, 51:1, 51:2, 69:13, 69:16, 86:5, 86:15, 103:8, 106:7, 130:7; Isaiah 55:7, 63:7, 63:15; Lamentations 3:32; Jonah 3:9, 4:2; Micah 7:18; Habakkuk 3:2 but let me2 Chronicles 28:9; Proverbs 12:10; Isaiah 46:7, 47:6Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:14 - for his; Psalm 119:156 - are thy; James 5:11 - the Lord is Verse 14the LordNumbers 16:46-49; 2 Samuel 24:15 seventyExodus 12:30; Numbers 25:9; 1 Samuel 6:19; 2 Kings 19:35ReciprocalExodus 30:12 - no plague; Numbers 16:49 - fourteen thousand; Joshua 22:18 - he will be; 1 Chronicles 21:7 - he smote; Acts 12:23 - the angel Verse 15unto Jerusalem2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 7:12, 26:9, 26:18; Matthew 23:37, 23:38 repented himGenesis 6:6; Exodus 32:14; Judges 2:18, 10:16; Psalm 78:38; Jeremiah 18:7-10; Jonah 4:2 It is enoughExodus 9:28; 1 Kings 19:4; Psalm 90:13; Mark 14:41 Ornan2 Samuel 24:18, Araunah, 2 Chronicles 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 19:13 - Lord hath; 1 Chronicles 21:12 - the angel; 21:18 - that David; 21:27 - the Lord; Psalm 135:14 - he will repent; Ecclesiastes 5:8 - higher than they; Ezekiel 9:1 - Cause; Amos 7:3 - General; Zechariah 9:7 - a Jebusite; Mark 14:35 - and fell; 1 Corinthians 10:10 - destroyer Verse 16saw the angelGenesis 3:24; Exodus 14:19, 14:20; Numbers 22:31; Joshua 5:13, 5:14; 2 Kings 6:17 clothed1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 19:1; Psalm 35:13, 35:14; Jonah 3:6-8 fell uponNumbers 14:5, 16:22ReciprocalGenesis 17:17 - fell; 19:13 - Lord hath; 37:34 - General; Exodus 4:24 - the Lord; Numbers 16:45 - And they; 20:6 - they fell; 22:23 - the ass saw; Judges 13:20 - fell on; 2 Samuel 24:16 - the angel; 24:17 - spake; 1 Kings 18:39 - they fell; 2 Kings 19:35 - the angel; 1 Chronicles 21:12 - the sword; 21:27 - the Lord; 21:30 - he was afraid; Ecclesiastes 5:8 - higher than they; Isaiah 37:36 - the angel; Jeremiah 6:12 - I will; Ezekiel 9:8 - that I; 11:13 - Then; Daniel 8:3 - I lifted; Matthew 17:6 - General; 26:39 - and fell; Mark 14:35 - and fell; Luke 5:12 - fell; Revelation 11:3 - clothed Verse 17Is it not I1 Chronicles 21:8; 2 Samuel 24:17; Psalm 51:4; Ezekiel 16:63 these sheep1 Kings 22:17; Psalm 44:11 what have2 Samuel 24:1 let thineGenesis 44:33; Exodus 32:32, 32:33; John 10:11, 10:12; Romans 9:3; 1 John 3:16 on my father'sExodus 20:5; 2 Samuel 12:10; Psalm 51:14; Isaiah 39:7, 39:8 that they shouldJoshua 22:18ReciprocalGenesis 3:24 - a flaming; 20:4 - wilt; Joshua 5:13 - his sword; Job 2:5 - put forth; Ezekiel 11:13 - Then; Jonah 1:12 - for Verse 18the angel1 Chronicles 21:11; Acts 8:26-40 that David1 Chronicles 21:15; 2 Samuel 24:18; 2 Chronicles 3:1Reciprocal1 Chronicles 22:1 - This is the house; Ezra 2:68 - in his place Verse 19went up2 Kings 5:10-14; John 2:5; Acts 9:6Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:19 - as the Lord Verse 20And Ornanetc. or, When Ornan turned back and saw the angel, then he, and his four sons with him, hid themselves. Judges 6:11Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:20 - bowed; 1 Chronicles 21:27 - he put Verse 21bowed himself1 Samuel 25:23; 2 Samuel 24:18-20Reciprocal24:20 - bowed Verse 22GrantHeb. Give, 1 Kings 21:2 thou shalt grant2 Samuel 24:21 that the plagueNumbers 16:48, 25:8ReciprocalGenesis 12:17 - General; 23:11 - my lord; 2 Samuel 24:22 - Let my lord Verse 23Take itGenesis 23:4-6; 2 Samuel 24:22, 24:23; Jeremiah 32:8 the oxen1 Samuel 6:14; 1 Kings 19:21; Isaiah 28:27, 28:28ReciprocalNumbers 15:9 - a meat Verse 24NayGenesis 14:23, 23:13; Deuteronomy 16:16, 16:17; Malachi 1:12-14; Romans 12:17 for I will notIt is a maxim from heaven, "Honour the Lord with thy substance." He who has a religion that costs him nothing, has a religion that is worth nothing; nor will any man esteem the ordinances of God, if those ordinances cost him nothing. Had Araunah's noble offer been accepted, it would have been Araunah's sacrifice, not David's; nor would it have answered the end of turning away the displeasure of the Most High. It was David that sinned, not Araunah; therefore David must offer sacrifice.Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:24 - Nay; 1 Chronicles 4:17 - Eshtemoa; 29:3 - I have; Ecclesiastes 10:19 - but Verse 252 Samuel 24:24, 24:25

Verse 26built thereExodus 20:24, 20:25, 24:4, 24:5 and called1 Samuel 7:8, 7:9; Psalm 51:15, 91:15, 99:9; Proverbs 15:8; Isaiah 65:24; Jeremiah 33:3 by fireLeviticus 9:24; Judges 6:21, 13:20; 1 Kings 18:24, 18:38; 2 Chronicles 3:1, 7:1ReciprocalGenesis 4:4 - had; 15:17 - smoking; Leviticus 1:7 - fire; 3:1 - a sacrifice; Numbers 16:48 - General; 16:50 - General; 2 Samuel 24:25 - So the Lord; Psalm 20:3 - accept; Malachi 3:4 - as; John 4:20 - and ye Verse 27the Lord1 Chronicles 21:15, 21:16; 2 Samuel 24:16; Psalm 103:20; Habakkuk 1:14 he put1 Chronicles 21:12, 21:20; Jeremiah 47:6; Ezekiel 21:30; Matthew 26:52; John 18:11ReciprocalNumbers 16:48 - General; Joshua 5:13 - his sword; 2 Samuel 24:25 - So the Lord Verse 29the tabernacleExodus 40:1-38 Gibeon1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Kings 3:4-15; 2 Chronicles 1:3, 1:13ReciprocalExodus 26:1 - the tabernacle with ten curtains; Joshua 9:17 - Gibeon; Psalm 43:3 - tabernacles; Acts 7:45 - Which Verse 30he was afraid1 Chronicles 21:16, 13:12; Deuteronomy 10:12; 2 Samuel 6:9; Job 13:21, 21:6, 23:15; Psalm 90:11; 119:120; Jeremiah 5:22, 10:7; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; Revelation 1:17, 15:4ReciprocalJoshua 5:13 - his sword