1 Now it came to pass H1961 W-VQY3MS after H310 PREP this H3651 ADV , that Nahash H5176 the king H4428 NMS of the children H1121 CMS-3MS of Ammon H5983 died H4191 W-VQY3MS , and his son H1121 CMS-3MS reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 .
2 And David H1732 said H559 W-VQY3MS , I will show H6213 VQY1MS kindness H2617 NMS unto H5973 PREP Hanun H2586 the son H1121 of Nahash H5176 , because H3588 CONJ his father H1 CMS-3MS showed H6213 VQQ3MS kindness H2617 NMS to H5973 me . And David H1732 sent H7971 W-VQY3MS messengers H4397 to comfort H5162 him concerning H5921 PREP his father H1 CMS-3MS . So the servants H5650 of David H1732 came H935 W-VQY3MP into H413 PREP the land H776 GFS of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 to H413 PREP Hanun H2586 , to comfort H5162 him .
3 But the princes H8269 CMP of the children H1121 CMP of Ammon H5983 said H559 W-VQY3MP to Hanun H2586 , Thinkest H5869 thou that David H1732 doth honor H3513 thy father H1 NMS , that H3588 CONJ he hath sent H7971 VQQ3MS comforters H5162 unto thee ? are not H3808 I-NADV his servants H5650 come H935 VQQ3MP unto H413 thee for H5668 B-NMS to search H2713 , and to overthrow H2015 , and to spy out H7270 the land H776 D-GFS ?
4 Wherefore Hanun H2586 took H3947 W-VQY3MS David H1732 \'s servants H5650 , and shaved H1548 them , and cut off H3772 their garments H4063 in the midst H2677 hard by H5704 PREP their buttocks H4667 , and sent them away H7971 .
5 Then there went H1980 W-VQY3MP certain , and told H5046 David H1732 how H5921 PREP the men H376 were served . And he sent H7971 W-VQY3MS to meet H7125 them : for H3588 CONJ the men H376 were H1961 VQQ3MP greatly H3966 ADV ashamed H3637 . And the king H4428 D-NMS said H559 W-VQY3MS , Tarry H3427 at Jericho H3405 until H5704 PREP your beards H2206 be grown H6779 , and then return H7725 .
6 And when the children H1121 W-CMP of Ammon H5983 saw H7200 W-VQY3MP that H3588 CONJ they had made themselves odious H887 to H5973 PREP David H1732 , Hanun H2586 and the children H1121 W-CMP of Ammon H5983 sent H7971 W-VQY3MS a thousand H505 W-BMS talents H3603 CFS of silver H3701 NMS to hire H7936 them chariots H7393 and horsemen H6571 out of H4480 PREP Mesopotamia H763 , and out of H4480 PREP Syria H758 - maachah , and out of Zobah H6678 .
7 So they hired H7936 thirty H7970 W-MMP and two H8147 ONUM thousand H505 W-BMS chariots H7393 , and the king H4428 NMS of Maachah H4601 and his people H5971 ; who came H935 W-VQY3MP and pitched H2583 before H6440 L-CMP Medeba H4311 . And the children H1121 W-CMP of Ammon H5983 gathered themselves together H622 from their cities H5892 , and came H935 W-VQY3MP to battle H4421 .
8 And when David H1732 heard H8085 of it , he sent H7971 W-VQY3MS Joab H3097 , and all H3605 NMS the host H6635 NMS of the mighty men H1368 .
9 And the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 came out H3318 W-VQY3MP , and put the battle in array H6186 W-VQY3MP before the gate H6607 CMS of the city H5892 D-GFS : and the kings H4428 WD-NMP that H834 RPRO were come H935 VQQ3MP were by themselves H905 L-CMS-3MP in the field H7704 .
10 Now when Joab H3097 saw H7200 W-VIY3MS that H3588 CONJ the battle H6440 CMP was set H1961 VQQ3FS against H413 PREP-3MS him before H6440 NMP and behind H268 W-NMS , he chose H977 W-VQY3MS out of all H3605 M-CMS the choice H977 W-VQY3MS of Israel H3478 , and put them in array H6186 against H7125 L-VQFC the Syrians H758 .
11 And the rest H3499 of the people H5971 he delivered H5414 VQQ3MS unto the hand H3027 B-CFS of Abishai H52 his brother H251 CMS-3MS , and they set themselves in array H6186 against H7125 L-VQFC the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 .
12 And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , If H518 PART the Syrians H758 EMS be too strong H2388 for H4480 M-PREP-1MS me , then thou shalt help H1961 W-VQQ2MS me : but if H518 PART the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 be too strong H2388 for H4480 PREP-2MS thee , then I will help H3467 thee .
13 Be of good courage H2388 , and let us behave ourselves valiantly H2388 for H1157 W-PREP our people H5971 , and for H1157 W-PREP the cities H5892 of our God H430 : and let the LORD H3068 W-EDS do H6213 VQY3MS that which is good H2896 D-NMS in his sight H5869 B-CMD-3MS .
14 So Joab H3097 and the people H5971 that H834 RPRO were with H5973 PREP-3MS him drew nigh H5066 before H6440 L-CMP the Syrians H758 EMS unto the battle H4421 ; and they fled H5127 before H6440 L-CMP him .
15 And when the children H1121 W-CMP of Ammon H5983 saw H7200 VQQ3MP that H3588 CONJ the Syrians H758 EMS were fled H5127 , they H1992 PPRO-3MP likewise H1571 CONJ fled H5127 before H6440 M-CMP Abishai H52 his brother H251 CMS-3MS , and entered H935 W-VQY3MP into the city H5892 . Then Joab H3097 came H935 W-VQY3MS to Jerusalem H3389 .
16 And when the Syrians H758 EMS saw H7200 W-VIY3MS that H3588 CONJ they were put to the worse H5062 before H6440 L-CMP Israel H3478 , they sent H7971 messengers H4397 , and drew forth the Syrians H758 EMS that H834 RPRO were beyond H5676 M-CMS the river H5104 D-NMS : and Shophach H7780 the captain H8269 of the host H6635 of Hadarezer H1928 went before H6440 L-CMP them .
17 And it was told H5046 David H1732 ; and he gathered H622 all H3605 NMS Israel H3478 , and passed over H5674 W-VQY3MS Jordan H3383 D-EFS , and came H935 W-VQY3MS upon H413 PREP-3MS them , and set the battle in array H6186 against H413 PREP-3MS them . So when David H1732 had put the battle in array H6186 against H7125 L-VQFC the Syrians H758 EMS , they fought H3898 with H5973 PREP-3MS him .
18 But the Syrians H758 EMS fled H5127 before H6440 ML-CMP Israel H3478 ; and David H1732 slew H2026 of the Syrians H758 seven H7651 RMS thousand H505 MMP men which fought in chariots H7393 , and forty H705 W-MMP thousand H505 W-BMS footmen H376 NMS , and killed H4191 Shophach H7780 the captain H8269 of the host H6635 .
19 And when the servants H5650 of Hadarezer H1928 saw H7200 W-VQY3MP that H3588 CONJ they were put to the worse H5062 before H6440 L-CMP Israel H3478 , they made peace H7999 with H5973 PREP David H1732 , and became his servants H5647 : neither H3808 W-NPAR would H14 the Syrians H758 EMS help H3467 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 any more H5750 ADV .