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1CH-19:1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of

the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

1CH-19:2 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.

1CH-19:3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun,

Thinkest thou that David doth honour 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?

1CH-19:4 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.

1CH-19:5 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.

1CH-19:6 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.

1CH-19:7 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.

1CH-19:8 And when David heard [of it], he sent Joab, and all the

host of the mighty men.

1CH-19:9 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.

1CH-19:10 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.

1CH-19:11 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.

1CH-19:12 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.

1CH-19:13 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.

1CH-19:14 So Joab and the people that [were] with him drew nigh

before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

1CH-19:15 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.

1CH-19:16 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.

1CH-19:17 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.

1CH-19:18 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.

1CH-19:19 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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