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Some
time
later
, Nahash king of the Ammonites
died and was
succeeded
by
his son.
Now
it
came
to
pass
after
this
, that
Nahash the
king of the children
of
Ammon
died ,
and his son reigned
in
his
stead
.
And David said, “
I will show kindness to
Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. ”
So
David sent messengers to console
Hanun
concerning his father. But
when
David’s
servants arrived
in
the land of the Ammonites
to console
him
,
And David said, I will show kindness unto
Hanun the
son of Nahash, because his father showed 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.
the 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
? ”
But
the princes of the children
of
Ammon
said to Hanun, Thinkest
thou
that
David doth
honor
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
?
So
Hanun took David’s
servants, shaved their
beards
, cut off their garments at
the hips
, and sent them away.
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.
When
someone
came
and told David about
his
men ,
he sent messengers
to meet them ,
since
the men had
been
thoroughly
humiliated
. The king told
them
, “Stay
in
Jericho until your beards have
grown back
, and then return. ”
Then
there
went
certain,
and told David how
the
men were
served.
And
he sent to meet them :
for
the men were
greatly
ashamed
. And
the king said
, Tarry
at
Jericho until your beards be
grown, and then return.
When the Ammonites
realized
that they had become
a
stench
to David, Hanun and the Ammonites
sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for
themselves
chariots and horsemen from
Aram-naharaim
, Aram-maacah
, and Zobah.
And
when the children
of
Ammon
saw
that they had made
themselves
odious
to David, Hanun and the children
of
Ammon
sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them
chariots and horsemen out
of
Mesopotamia
, and
out
of
Syriamaachah
, and out
of
Zobah.
So they hired for
themselves
thirty -
two thousand chariots, as
well
as
the king of Maacah
with
his troops,
who came and camped
near
Medeba while
the Ammonites
came
from their cities and marched
out
for
battle.
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.
On
hearing
this,
David sent Joab and the entire
army
of mighty men.
And
when
David heard
of
it,
he
sent Joab ,
and all
the host
of the
mighty men.
The Ammonites
marched
out and arrayed
themselves
for
battle at
the entrance
to
the city ,
while
the kings who
had
come stayed
by themselves in the open
country
.
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
.
When Joab saw the battle lines
before
him and behind him
, he selected
some
of the best
men
of Israel and arrayed
them against the Arameans
.
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 he
placed
the rest of the forces
under
the command
of his brother Abishai
, who
arrayed
them
against the Ammonites
.
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
.
“
If the Arameans
are
too strong for me, ”
said
Joab,
“
then you
will
come
to
my
rescue.
And
if the Ammonites
are
too strong for you
, then I will come
to
your
rescue
.
And
he
said,
If the Syrians
be
too strong for me, then thou
shalt
help
me:
but
if the children
of
Ammon
be
too strong for thee
, then I will help
thee
.
Be strong
and let us fight
bravely
for our people and for the cities of our God .
May
the LORD do what
is good in His sight. ”
Be of
good
courage,
and let us behave
ourselves
valiantly
for our people ,
and for the cities of our God :
and
let
the LORD do that
which
is good in his sight.
So Joab and his
troops
advanced
to
fight
the Arameans,
who
fled before him.
So Joab and the people
that
were
with
him
drew
nigh
before
the
Syrians
unto
the
battle;
and
they
fled before him.
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.
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.
When the Arameans
saw that they had
been
defeated
by
Israel, they sent messengers to
bring
more
Arameans
from
beyond the Euphrates,
with
Shophach the commander
of Hadadezer’s
army
leading
them.
And
when the Syrians
saw that they were
put
to
the
worse
before
Israel, they sent messengers ,
and
drew
forth
the
Syrians
that
were
beyond the river:
and
Shophach the captain
of the
host
of
Hadarezer
went
before
them.
When
this
was reported
to
David ,
he gathered all Israel, crossed
the
Jordan, advanced
toward
the
Arameans
, and arrayed
for
battle against them. When David lined
up
to
engage
them
in
battle, they fought against
him.
And
it
was told
David ;
and
he gathered all Israel, and
passed
over
Jordan, and
came
upon
them
, and set
the
battle in
array
against them. So
when David had
put
the
battle in
array
against
the
Syrians
, they fought with
him.
But the Arameans
fled before Israel ,
and David killed
seven thousand of
their
charioteers
and forty thousand foot
soldiers.
He
also
killed Shophach the commander
of their
army
.
But the Syrians
fled before Israel ;
and David slew
of
the
Syrians
seven thousand men
which
fought
in
chariots,
and forty thousand footmen,
and
killed Shophach the captain
of the
host
.
When Hadadezer’s
subjects
saw that they had
been
defeated
by
Israel, they made peace with David and became subject
to
him.
So
the Arameans
were
unwilling
to
help the Ammonites
anymore
.
And
when the
servants
of
Hadarezer
saw that they were
put
to
the
worse
before
Israel, they made peace with David ,
and became his
servants:
neither
would
the Syrians
help the children
of
Ammon
any
more
.
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