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1. When Nahash king of the Ammonites died, his son became king after him.
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1. Now it came to pass H1961 after H310 this H3651 , that Nahash H5176 the king H4428 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 died H4191 , and his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 .
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2. David said, "Nahash was loyal to me, so I will be loyal to his son Hanun." So David sent messengers to comfort Hanun about his father's death. David's officers went to the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun.
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2. And David H1732 said H559 , I will show H6213 kindness H2617 unto H5973 Hanun H2586 the son H1121 of Nahash H5176 , because H3588 his father H1 showed H6213 kindness H2617 to H5973 me . And David H1732 sent H7971 messengers H4397 to comfort H5162 him concerning H5921 his father H1 . So the servants H5650 of David H1732 came H935 into H413 the land H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 to H413 Hanun H2586 , to comfort H5162 him.
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3. But the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, "Do you think David wants to honor your father by sending men to comfort you? No! David sent them to study the land and capture it and spy it out."
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3. But the princes H8269 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 said H559 to Hanun H2586 , Thinkest H5869 thou that David H1732 doth honor H3513 H853 thy father H1 , that H3588 he hath sent H7971 comforters H5162 unto thee? are not H3808 his servants H5650 come H935 unto H413 thee for H5668 to search H2713 , and to overthrow H2015 , and to spy out H7270 the land H776 ?
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4. So Hanun arrested David's officers. To shame them he shaved their beards and cut off their clothes at the hips. Then he sent them away.
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4. Wherefore Hanun H2586 took H3947 H853 David H1732 's servants H5650 , and shaved H1548 them , and cut off H3772 H853 their garments H4063 in the midst H2677 hard by H5704 their buttocks H4667 , and sent them away H7971 .
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5. When the people told David what had happened to his officers, he sent messengers to meet them, because they were very ashamed. King David said, "Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back. Then come home."
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5. Then there went H1980 certain , and told H5046 David H1732 how H5921 the men H376 were served . And he sent H7971 to meet H7125 them: for H3588 the men H376 were H1961 greatly H3966 ashamed H3637 . And the king H4428 said H559 , Tarry H3427 at Jericho H3405 until H5704 H834 your beards H2206 be grown H6779 , and then return H7725 .
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6. The Ammonites knew that they had insulted David. So Hanun and the Ammonites sent about seventy-four thousand pounds of silver to hire chariots and chariot drivers from Northwest Mesopotamia, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.
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6. And when the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 saw H7200 that H3588 they had made themselves odious H887 to H5973 David H1732 , Hanun H2586 and the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 sent H7971 a thousand H505 talents H3603 of silver H3701 to hire H7936 them chariots H7393 and horsemen H6571 out of H4480 Mesopotamia H763 , and out of H4480 Syria H758 H4601 -maachah , and out of Zobah H4480 H6678 .
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7. The Ammonites hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his army. So they came and set up camp near the town of Medeba. The Ammonites themselves came out of their towns and got ready for battle.
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7. So they hired H7936 thirty H7970 and two H8147 thousand H505 chariots H7393 , and the king H4428 of Maachah H4601 and his people H5971 ; who came H935 and pitched H2583 before H6440 Medeba H4311 . And the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 gathered themselves together H622 from their cities H4480 H5892 , and came H935 to battle H4421 .
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8. When David heard about this, he sent Joab with the whole army.
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8. And when David H1732 heard H8085 of it , he sent H7971 H853 Joab H3097 , and all H3605 the host H6635 of the mighty men H1368 .
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9. The Ammonites came out and prepared for battle at the city gate. The kings who had come to help were out in the field by themselves.
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9. And the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 came out H3318 , and put the battle in array H6186 H4421 before the gate H6607 of the city H5892 : and the kings H4428 that H834 were come H935 were by themselves H905 in the field H7704 .
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10. Joab saw that there were enemies both in front of him and behind him. So he chose some of the best soldiers of Israel and sent them out to fight the Arameans.
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10. Now when Joab H3097 saw H7200 that H3588 the battle H6440 H4421 was set H1961 against H413 him before H6440 and behind H268 , he chose H977 out of all H4480 H3605 the choice H977 of Israel H3478 , and put them in array H6186 against H7125 the Syrians H758 .
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11. Joab put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. Then they went out to fight the Ammonites.
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11. And the rest H3499 of the people H5971 he delivered H5414 unto the hand H3027 of Abishai H52 his brother H251 , and they set themselves in array H6186 against H7125 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 .
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12. Joab said to Abishai, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, you must help me. Or, if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will help you.
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12. And he said H559 , If H518 the Syrians H758 be too strong H2388 for H4480 me , then thou shalt help H1961 H8668 me : but if H518 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 be too strong H2388 for H4480 thee , then I will help H3467 thee.
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13. Be strong. We must fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he thinks is right."
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13. Be of good courage H2388 , and let us behave ourselves valiantly H2388 for H1157 our people H5971 , and for H1157 the cities H5892 of our God H430 : and let the LORD H3068 do H6213 that which is good H2896 in his sight H5869 .
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14. Then Joab and the army with him went to attack the Arameans, and the Arameans ran away.
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14. So Joab H3097 and the people H5971 that H834 were with H5973 him drew nigh H5066 before H6440 the Syrians H758 unto the battle H4421 ; and they fled H5127 before H4480 H6440 him.
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15. When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans were running away, they also ran away from Joab's brother Abishai and went back to their city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
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15. And when the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 saw H7200 that H3588 the Syrians H758 were fled H5127 , they H1992 likewise H1571 fled H5127 before H4480 H6440 Abishai H52 his brother H251 , and entered H935 into the city H5892 . Then Joab H3097 came H935 to Jerusalem H3389 .
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16. When the Arameans saw that Israel had defeated them, they sent messengers to bring other Arameans from east of the Euphrates River. Their leader was Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer's army.
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16. And when the Syrians H758 saw H7200 that H3588 they were put to the worse H5062 before H6440 Israel H3478 , they sent H7971 messengers H4397 , and drew forth H3318 H853 the Syrians H758 that H834 were beyond H4480 H5676 the river H5104 : and Shophach H7780 the captain H8269 of the host H6635 of Hadarezer H1928 went before H6440 them.
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17. When David heard about this, he gathered all the Israelites, and they crossed over the Jordan River. He prepared them for battle, facing the Arameans. The Arameans fought with him,
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17. And it was told H5046 David H1732 ; and he gathered H622 H853 all H3605 Israel H3478 , and passed over H5674 Jordan H3383 , and came H935 upon H413 them , and set the battle in array H6186 H4421 against H413 them . So when David H1732 had put the battle in array H6186 against H7125 the Syrians H758 , they fought H3898 with H5973 him.
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18. but they ran away from the Israelites. David killed seven thousand Aramean chariot drivers and forty thousand Aramean foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach, the commander of the Aramean army.
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18. But the Syrians H758 fled H5127 before H4480 H6440 Israel H3478 ; and David H1732 slew H2026 of the Syrians H4480 H758 seven H7651 thousand H505 men which fought in chariots H7393 , and forty H705 thousand H505 footmen H376 H7273 , and killed H4191 Shophach H7780 the captain H8269 of the host H6635 .
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19. When those who served Hadadezer saw that the Israelites had defeated them, they made peace with David and served him. So the Arameans refused to help the Ammonites again.
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19. And when the servants H5650 of Hadarezer H1928 saw H7200 that H3588 they were put to the worse H5062 before H6440 Israel H3478 , they made peace H7999 with H5973 David H1732 , and became his servants H5647 : neither H3808 would H14 the Syrians H758 help H3467 H853 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 any more H5750 .
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