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2 Samuel 10

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The Ammonites Refuse David’s Loyal Love
1Afterwards the king of the Ammonites died,#Literally “And it happened afterwards that the king of the sons of Ammon died” and his son Hanun ruled in his place. 2David said, “I will show loyal love with Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father showed loyal love with me.” So David sent to console him concerning his father, by the hand of his servants. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites.#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” 3But the commanders of the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” said to Hanun their master, “In your opinion,#Literally “In your eyes” is David honoring your father because he has sent condolences to you? Is it not in order to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it that David sent his servants to you?” 4Then Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off half of their beards and cut their garments off in the middle up to their buttocks, then sent them away. 5When they told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain in Jericho until your beards have grown, and then you can return.”
Israel Fights Ammon and Aram
6When the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” sent word and hired Aram Beth-Rehob and Aram-Zobah, twenty thousand infantry; and they also hired the king of Maacah, a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men. 7When David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors. 8The Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” came out and drew up a battle formation#Literally “drew up battle” at the entrance of the gate, but Aram-Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were alone in the open field. 9When Joab saw that the battle was to be fought on two fronts,#Literally “the face of the battle was against him in front and in the rear” he chose from all the members of the elite troops of Israel and lined them up for battle#Literally “arrayed” to meet Aram. 10The rest of the army he placed into the hand of his brother Abishai, who arranged them in battle lines#Literally “arrayed” to meet the Ammonites.#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” 11Then he said, “If Aram is stronger than I am, you must become my deliverer; but if the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you. 12Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves for the sake of the people and for the sake of the cities of our God. May Yahweh do what is good in his eyes. 13Joab and all the people who were with him moved forward into the battle against Aram, and they fled from before him. 14When the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” saw that Aram had fled, they fled from before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” and came to Jerusalem.
The Arameans Regroup for Attack
15When the Arameans saw that they were defeated before Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam. Now Shobach, the commander of the army of Hadadezer, was at their head.#Literally “before the face of them” 17David was told, so he gathered all Israel and crossed over the Jordan and came to Helam. Aram arranged themselves in battle lines#Literally “arrayed” to meet David, and they fought with him. 18And Aram fled before Israel, and David killed from the Arameans seven hundred chariot teams and forty thousand horsemen. He struck down Shobach, the commander of his army, and he died there. 19When all the kings, the servants of Hadadezer, saw that he had been defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them, and Aram was afraid to help the Ammonites#Literally “sons/children of Ammon” any longer.

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