17And 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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And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 (1 Chron. 19:6), and then it would have been their wisdom to desire conditions of peace, to humble themselves and offer any satisfaction for the injury they had done him, the rather because they had made themselves not onl…
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