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2SA-10:1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the
children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2SA-10:2 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.
2SA-10:3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto
Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour 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?
2SA-10:4 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.
2SA-10:5 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.
2SA-10:6 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.
2SA-10:7 And when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all the
host of the mighty men.
2SA-10:8 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.
2SA-10:9 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:
2SA-10:10 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.
2SA-10:11 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.
2SA-10:12 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.
2SA-10:13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that [were] with
him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before
him.
2SA-10:14 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.
2SA-10:15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before
Israel, they gathered themselves together.
2SA-10:16 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.
2SA-10:17 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.
2SA-10:18 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.
2SA-10:19 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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