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1 Chronicles 19:14
So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Following Joab’s exhortation to fight bravely for their people and God’s cities, the narrative shifts to the battlefield where Joab and his troops move forward to engage the Aramean army.
The words — The verb וַיִּגַּשׁ (va.yi.gash) literally means “and he drew near” or advanced, denoting Joab’s physical approach toward the enemy lines for combat.
The thread — The pattern of advancing figures appears in 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:19, and 1 Kings 20:28, where prophets and officers move toward the king of Israel or march out from their own city.
Why it lands — The passage records a concrete military maneuver that directly causes the Aramean retreat, requiring the reader to observe how disciplined forward movement dictates the immediate outcome of the engagement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 20:13 Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- 1 Kings 20:19 Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
- 1 Kings 20:28 Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- 2 Chronicles 13:5 Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
- Jeremiah 46:15 Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.