1 Chronicles 19:7
“So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They hired thirty and two thousand chariots - The reading is corrupt. Such a number as 32,000 chariots alone was never…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thirty and two thousand - The whole number mentioned in Samuel is, Syrians, of Beth-rehob, and of Zoba, twenty thousand;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 19:6-19
We may see here, 1. How the hearts of sinners that are marked for ruin are hardened to their destruction. The children…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
thirty and two thousand chariots Cp. 2Sa 10:6, which reckons the army (including Maacah) at 33,000, of whom 20,000 are…
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