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1. Later King Nahash of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded 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, "I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal to me." So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father's death. When David's servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king's sympathy,
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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. the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, "Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!"
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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 seized David's servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then 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. Messengers came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, "Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back."
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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. When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, 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. They hired 32,000 chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his army, who came and camped in front of Medeba. The Ammonites also assembled from their cities and marched out to do 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 the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.
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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 marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
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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. When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel's best men and deployed them against 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. He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against 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, "If the Arameans start to overpower me, you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, I will come to your rescue.
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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! Let's fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The LORD will do what he decides is best!"
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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. So Joab and his men marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.
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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 the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab's brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. 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 realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, led by Shophach the commanding general 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 was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and marched against them. David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against 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. The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach the commanding general.
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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 Hadadezer's subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
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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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