1 Chronicles 19:11

19:11 He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 19:10

19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 Messengers ²  came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ³  until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

1 Chronicles 19:17

19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ⁴  and marched against them. ⁵  David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. ⁶ 

[19:10]  ¹ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

[19:5]  ¹ tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:5]  ² map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[19:17]  ¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:17]  ² tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”

[19:17]  ³ tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”