1 Chronicles 19
The Defeat of the
Ammonites and Syrians |
2 Sam. 10.1-19 |
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Now it came to pass after this, that
Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned
in his stead.
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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.
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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?
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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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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.
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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 Mesopota'mi-a and out of Syria-ma'achah, and out of
Zobah.
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So they hired thirty and two thousand
chariots, and the king of Ma'achah and his people; who came and
pitched before Me'deba. And the children of Ammon gathered
themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
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And when David heard of it, he
sent Jo'ab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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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.
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Now when Jo'ab 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.
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And the rest of the people he delivered
unto the hand of Ab'ishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
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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.
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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.
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So Jo'ab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled
before him.
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And when the children of Ammon saw that
the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Ab'ishai his
brother, and entered into the city. Then Jo'ab came to
Jerusalem.
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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: 4 and
Shophach the captain of the host of Hadare'zer went before
them.
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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.
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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.
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And when the servants of Hadare'zer 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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