Bible, King James Version
1_Chronicles
1Chr.19
[1] Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king
of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his
stead.
[2] 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.
[3] 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?
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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 Syria-maachah, and out of
Zobah.
[7] 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.
[8] And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the
host of the mighty men.
[9] 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.
[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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