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1. And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
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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. And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And Davids servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
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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 princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to 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 took Davids servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and 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. Then there went certain persons, 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.
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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. 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 Arammaacah, and out of 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. So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to 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. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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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. And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were 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. Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
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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. And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
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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. 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.
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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 of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
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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 the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the 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. 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.
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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. 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, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
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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. And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the 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.
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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. And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
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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. And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
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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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