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When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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David's Elite Forces
When David responded to the Ammonite threat, he didn't just send the regular army. Scholars point out that the term 'mighty men' (gibbôrîm) refers to a special, elite corps of warriors. This shows the seriousness of David's response; he immediately deployed his best and most powerful soldiers under his top general, Joab.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
All the host of the mighty men. —According to the Hebrew text. The Hebrew margin and Samuel read “all the host,” namely, the might…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).
Presbyterian
The history is here repeated which we read in 2 Samuel 10. The only safety of sinners consists in submitting to the Lord, seeking peace with him, a…
