King James Version (KJV)
1 Chronicles 19:9
“And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come [were] by themselves in the field.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 19
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.
And when David heard [of it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come [were] by themselves in the field.
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put [them] in array against the Syrians.
And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set [themselves] in array against the children of Ammon.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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