1 Chronicles 19 · Verse 3

1 Chronicles 19:3

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
1 Chronicles 19:3, King James Version

1 Chronicles 19:3 in other translations

BSBthe princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
WEBBut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”
ASVBut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
YLTand the heads of the sons of Ammon say to Hanun, ‘Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, because he hath sent to thee comforters? in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out, the land, have not his servants come in unto thee?'
DARBYAnd the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?
BBEBut the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father, by sending comforters to you? is it not clear that these men have only come to go through the land and to make secret observation of it so that they may overcome it?
WebsterBut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters to thee? are not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to explore the land?

What does 1 Chronicles 19:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. are not his servants come unto thee for to search?--that is, thy capital, Rabbah (2Sa 10:3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

1 Chronicles 19:3 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
שָׂרֵ֨יsa.Rei[the] officials ofH8269
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֜וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
לְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.Nunto HanunH2586
הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.Bed¿ [is] honoringH3513
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khafather yourH1
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
שָׁלַ֥חsha.Lachhe has sentH7971
לְךָ֖le.Khato you
מְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimcomfortersH5162
הֲלֹ֡אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
בַּ֠עֲבוּרBa.'a.vurin orderH5668
לַחְקֹ֨רlach.Korto exploreH2713
וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.Fokhand to overthrowH2015
וּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.Geland to spy outH7270
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
בָּ֥אוּBa.'uhave they comeH935
עֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
אֵלֶֽיךָ\׃\ \פ'e.Lei.khato youH413

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 19:3

  • Genesis 42:9-18

    And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. …

  • 1 Samuel 29:4

    And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

  • 1 Kings 12:8-11

    But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins. And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

  • Judges 1:23-24

    And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

  • Joshua 2:1-3

    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there. And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

  • Judges 18:8-10

    And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:5-7

    Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

  • Judges 18:2

    And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

  • 1 Samuel 29:9

    And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
but the princes.
1Sa 29:4,9; 1Ki 12:8-11
Thinkest thou that David. Heb. In thine eyes doth David.
1Co 13:5-7
to search.
Ge 42:9-18; Jos 2:1-3; Jud 1:23,24; 18:2,8-10

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 19:2

    And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

  • 1 Chronicles 19:3

    But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

  • 1 Chronicles 19:4

    Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

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1 Chronicles 19:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los príncipes de los hijos de Ammón dijeron á Hanán: ¿A tu parecer honra David á tu padre, que te ha enviado consoladores? ¿no vienen antes sus siervos á ti para escudriñar, é inquirir, y reconocer la tierra?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les chefs des fils d’Ammon dirent à Hanun: Est-ce, à tes yeux, pour honorer ton père que David t’a envoyé des consolateurs? N’est-ce pas pour reconnaître et détruire et explorer le pays, que ses serviteurs sont venus vers toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprachen die Fürsten der Kinder Ammon zu Hanun: Ehrt wohl David deinen Vater in deinen Augen, daß er Tröster zu dir gesandt hat? Sind nicht seine Knechte zu dir gekommen, um das Land zu erforschen und es umzukehren und auszukundschaften?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dixerunt principes filiorum Ammon ad Hanon: Tu forsitan putas, quod David honoris causa in patrem tuum miserit qui consolentur te: nec animadvertis quod ut explorent, et investigent, et scrutentur terram tuam, venerint ad te servi ejus.