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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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Some
time
later
, the king of the Ammonites
died and was
succeeded
by
his son Hanun
.
And
it
came
to
pass
after
this
, that
the king of the children
of
Ammon
died ,
and Hanun
his son reigned
in
his
stead
.
And
David
said, “
I will show kindness to
Hanun son of Nahash, just
as his father showed kindness to
me. ”
So
David sent some
of his servants to
console
Hanun
concerning
his father. But
when
they
arrived
in
the land of the Ammonites,
Then
said David
, I will show kindness unto
Hanun the
son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto
me. And
David sent to
comfort
him
by
the
hand
of his servants for
his father. And
David's
servants
came
into
the land of the children
of
Ammon.
the princes of the Ammonites
said to
Hanun their lord, “Just
because
David has
sent
you
comforters
, do
you
really
believe
he is
showing
respect
for
your
father
? Has
not David instead
sent his servants to explore
the city, spy it out, and overthrow it? ”
And
the princes of the children
of
Ammon
said unto
Hanun their lord, Thinkest
thou
that
David doth
honor
thy
father
, that
he hath
sent
comforters
unto
thee
? hath
not David rather
sent his servants unto
thee,
to search
the city, and
to
spy it out, and to
overthrow it?
So
Hanun took David’s
servants, shaved off half of each
man’s
beard
, cut off their garments at
the hips
, and sent them away.
Wherefore
Hanun took David's
servants, and
shaved off the
one
half of their
beards
, and
cut off their garments in
the middle
, even
to
their
buttocks,
and sent them away.
When this
was
reported
to
David, he sent messengers
to meet the men ,
since
they
had
been
thoroughly
humiliated.
The king told
them
, “Stay
in
Jericho until your beards have
grown back
, and then return. ”
When they
told
it
unto
David, he sent to meet them,
because
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, they
hired twenty
thousand
Aramean
foot
soldiers
from
Beth-rehob
and Zoba, as
well
as
a
thousand men
from
the
king
of Maacah and twelve thousand men from
Tob
.
And
when the children
of
Ammon
saw
that they stank
before
David, the
children
of
Ammon
sent
and
hired the
Syrians
of
Bethrehob
and the
Syrians
of
Zoba, twenty
thousand footmen,
and
of king
Maacah a
thousand
men,
and of
Ishtob
twelve thousand men.
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
of the city
gate ,
while
the Arameans
of Zobah
and Rehob and the
men
of
Tob
and Maacah were by themselves in the open
country
.
And
the children
of
Ammon
came
out ,
and put
the
battle in
array
at the entering
in
of the gate :
and
the Syrians
of Zoba,
and of
Rehob ,
and Ishtob,
and Maacah ,
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.
When Joab saw that
the front
of
the
battle was
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
.
And the rest of the people
he
delivered
into
the hand
of Abishai
his brother, that
he
might
put
them 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 come and
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 play
the
men
for our people ,
and for the cities of our God :
and
the LORD do that
which
seemeth
him
good.
So
Joab and his
troops
advanced
to
fight
the Arameans
, who
fled before him.
And
Joab drew
nigh,
and the people
that
were
with
him
, unto
the
battle
against
the
Syrians:
and
they
fled before him.
When the Ammonites
saw that the Arameans
had
fled, they
too
fled before Abishai, and they
entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting
against
the Ammonites
and came to Jerusalem.
And
when the children
of
Ammon
saw that the Syrians
were
fled, then
fled they
also
before Abishai, and entered into
the city. So Joab returned from the children
of
Ammon,
and came to Jerusalem.
When the Arameans
saw that they had
been
defeated
by
Israel, they regrouped
.
And
when the Syrians
saw that they were
smitten
before
Israel, they gathered
themselves
together
.
Hadadezer
sent messengers
to
bring
more
Arameans
from
beyond the Euphrates,
and they came to Helam with
Shobach the commander
of Hadadezer’s
army
leading
them.
And
Hadarezer
sent ,
and
brought
out
the
Syrians
that
were
beyond the river:
and they came to Helam ;
and
Shobach the captain
of the
host
of
Hadarezer
went
before
them.
When this
was reported
to
David, he gathered all Israel, crossed
the
Jordan, and went
to Helam. Then
the Arameans
arrayed
themselves against David and fought against
him.
And
when it
was told
David, he gathered all Israel together
, and
passed
over
Jordan, and came
to Helam. And
the Syrians
set
themselves in
array
against David ,
and fought with
him.
But
the Arameans
fled before Israel ,
and David killed
seven hundred charioteers
and forty thousand foot
soldiers.
He
also
struck
down
Shobach the commander
of their army
, who died there.
And
the Syrians
fled before Israel ;
and David slew
the
men
of
seven hundred chariots
of
the
Syrians,
and forty thousand horsemen,
and
smote
Shobach the captain
of their host
, who died there.
When all the kings who
were subject
to Hadadezer
saw that they had
been
defeated
by
Israel, they made peace with Israel and became
subject
to
them. So the Arameans
were
afraid
to help the Ammonites
anymore
.
And
when all the kings that
were servants
to Hadarezer
saw that they were
smitten
before
Israel, they made peace with Israel ,
and served
them. So the Syrians
feared
to help the children
of
Ammon
any
more
.
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