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1 Chronicles 19:15
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Following Joab’s rout of the Aramean forces, the Ammonite troops witness the collapse and retreat before Abishai into their city, after which Joab withdraws to Jerusalem.
The words — The Hebrew נָס (nas) and יָנ֣וּסוּ (yanusu) explicitly describe the Aramean and Ammonite retreat, while וּ/בְנֵ֨י עַמּוֹן (u./ve.Nei Ammon) identifies the fleeing group as the people of Ammon. The text records the sequence of observation and flight without commentary.
The thread — The routed enemy seeking city refuge mirrors the covenant pattern in Leviticus 26:7, while the decisive defeat of opposing armies reflects the theological claim in Romans 8:31. Both references track the same narrative movement from enemy collapse to Israelite victory.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to acknowledge that military outcomes follow divine alignment, demanding a clear-eyed assessment of reliance on God rather than human strength when confronting opposition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 26:7 You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?