messengers to comfort = consolers.
Mesopotamia. Heb, 'Aram-naharaim = Syria of the two rivers.
chariots = cavalry. Used of men as well as horses, see 1 Chronicles 19:18 . Compare 2 Samuel 10:6 .
gate = entrance.
was set against him = confronted him.
children = sons.
river = Euphrates.
Hadarezer. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "Hadadezer". Compare 1 Chronicles 18:3 .
chariots. See note on 1 Chronicles 19:7 , and compare 2 Samuel 10:18 .
Verse 2
messengers to comfort = consolers.
Verse 6
Mesopotamia. Heb, 'Aram-naharaim = Syria of the two rivers.
Verse 7
chariots = cavalry. Used of men as well as horses, see 1 Chronicles 19:18 . Compare 2 Samuel 10:6 .
Verse 9
gate = entrance.
Verse 10
was set against him = confronted him.
Verse 12
children = sons.
Verse 16
river = Euphrates.
Hadarezer. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "Hadadezer". Compare 1 Chronicles 18:3 .
Verse 18
chariots. See note on 1 Chronicles 19:7 , and compare 2 Samuel 10:18 .