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1 Chronicles 19:17

1 Chronicles 19:17
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

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Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Chronicles 19:6-19

We may see here, 1. How the hearts of sinners that are marked for ruin are hardened to their destruction. The children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David (Ch1 19:6), and then…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

came upon them Read came to Helam, with 2Sa 10:17. According to 2Samuel 10 the Syrian army assembled at Helam, and was there attacked by David.

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