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1 Chronicles 19:6

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What does 1 Chronicles 19:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.
1 Chronicles 19:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
4So Hanun took David`s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.
7So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
9And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“JOAB AND ABISHAI OVERCOME THE AMMONITES. (Ch1 19:6-15) when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David--One universal feeling of indignation was roused throughout Israel, and all classes supported the king in his determination to avenge this unprovoked insult on the Hebrew nation. Hanun . . . sent a thousand talents of silver--a sum equal to £342,100, to procure the services of foreign mercenaries. chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia . . . Syria-maachah, and . . . Zobah--The Mesopotamian troops did not arrive during this campaign (Ch1 19:16). Syria-maachah lay on the north of the possessions of the trans-jordanic Israelites, near Gilead. Zobah--(see on Ch1…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A thousand talents of silver - The price is not given in Samuel. On the practice of hiring troops about this time in western Asia, see 1 Kings 15:18; 2Ki 7:6; 2 Chronicles 25:6. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“had made: Luk 10:16; Th1 4:8 odious: Heb. to stink, Gen 34:30; Exo 5:21; Sa1 13:4, Sa1 27:12; Psa 14:3 \*marg. a thousand: Ch2 16:2, Ch2 16:3, Ch2 25:6, Ch2 27:5; Psa 46:9 Syriamaachah: Sa2 10:6 Zobah: Ch2 18:3, Ch2 18:5, Ch2 18:9; Sa1 14:47; Sa2 8:3; Kg1 11:23, Kg1 11:24 1 Chronicles 19:7”
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