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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.
02 And David said, I will shew kindness unto
Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father
shewed 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.
03 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?
04 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.
05 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.
06 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.
07 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.
08 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and
all the host of the mighty men.
09 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew
nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they
fled before him.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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