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1 Chronicles 19 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 19, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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1 Chronicles 19 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
עַמּוֹן ʻAmmôwn H5983 11 Ammon
אֲרָם ʼĂrâm H758 11 Aram, Syria
דָּוִד Dâvid H1732 12 David
חָנוּן Chânûwn H2586 5 Chanun
עָרַךְ ʻârak H6186 5 row, arrange
שָׁלַח shâlach H7971 7 send
מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh H4421 5 battle, engagement

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“The story is here repeated of David's war with the Ammonites and the Syrians their allies, and the victories he obtained over them, which we read just as it is here related, 2 Sam. x. Here is, I. David's civility to the king of Ammon, in sending an embassy of condolence to him on occasion of his father's death, ver. 1, 2. II. His great incivility to David, in the base usage he gave to his ambassadors, ver. 3, 4. III. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 19:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Ammon — 1 Chr 19:1
  • Syria 1 — 1 Chr 19:10

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