1 Chronicles 19:1-3

1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 Chronicles 19:1 From 2 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26, 2 Samuel 12:30. The main difference between these sources and the Chronicler’s account is that he said nothing about David’s sin with Bathsheba. This was not done to hide David’s sin, since it was well known, but probably to focus on his military victories. The battles in 1 Chronicles 19:1 seem to have preceded the decisive military effort in 1 Chronicles 18:5. David receives the crown of Ammon for his own house (1 Chronicles 20:2). Since David’s line will produce One who will rule the Gentiles, it seems fitting that David himself is the first to do so.