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Berean Standard Bible
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World English Bible
Some
time
later
, Nahash king of the Ammonites
died and was
succeeded
by
his son.
It
happened
after
this
, that
Nahash the
king of the children
of
Ammon
died ,
and his son reigned
in
his
place
.
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
,
David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the
son of Nahash, because his father shown
kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort
him
concerning his father. David's
servants 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, Think
you
that
David does
honor
your
father,
in
that
he
has sent comforters to
you? Aren't
his servants come to you 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.
So Hanun took David's
servants, and
shaved them
, and
cut off their garments in
the middle
, even
to
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
persons,
and told David how
the
men were
served.
He sent to meet them ;
for
the men were
greatly
ashamed
. The king said
, Stay 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.
When the children
of
Ammon
saw
that they had made
themselves
odious
to David, Hanun and the children
of
Ammon
sent one
thousand talents of silver to hire them
chariots and horsemen out
of
Mesopotamia
, and
out
of
Arammaacah
, 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 them
thirty-two thousand chariots, and
the king of Maacah and
his people
, who came and encamped
before
Medeba .
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.
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
.
The children
of
Ammon
came
out ,
and put
the
battle in
array
at the gate
of
the city :
and
the kings who had 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
of all
the choice
men 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
.
The rest of the people
he
committed
into
the hand
of Abishai
his brother ;
and
they
put
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
.
He
said,
If the Syrians
be
too strong for me, then you shall
help
me;
but
if the children
of
Ammon
be
too strong for you, then I will help
you
.
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 play
the
man
for our people ,
and for the cities of our God :
and
Yahweh
do that
which
seems
him
good.
So Joab and his
troops
advanced
to
fight
the Arameans,
who fled before him.
So Joab and the people
who were
with
him
drew
near
before
the
Syrians
to
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.
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
.
When the Syrians
saw that they were
put
to
the
worse
before
Israel, they sent messengers ,
and
drew
forth
the
Syrians
who
were
beyond the River
, with Shophach the captain
of the
host
of
Hadarezer
at
their
head
.
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.
It
was told
David ;
and
he gathered all Israel together
, and
passed
over
the Jordan, and
came
on
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
.
The Syrians
fled before Israel ;
and David killed of
the
Syrians
[the
men
of]
seven thousand 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
.
When the
servants
of
Hadarezer
saw that they were
put
to
the
worse
before
Israel, they made peace with David ,
and served
him :
neither
would
the Syrians
help the children
of
Ammon
any
more
.
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