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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.
2 Then said David, I will shew kindness
unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed 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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
7 And when David heard of it, he
sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that
were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before
him.
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.
15 And when the Syrians saw
that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
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.
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.
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.
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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