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1 Chronicles 19 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

David's Messengers Abused

(2Sa 10:1–19 )

1Ch 19:1

1Ch 19:1Now it came about after this, that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son became king in his place.

1Ch 19:2

1Ch 19:2Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.

1Ch 19:3

1Ch 19:3But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “[fn]Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

1Ch 19:4

1Ch 19:4So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.

1Ch 19:5

1Ch 19:5Then certain persons went and told David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “[fn]Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”

1Ch 19:6

1Ch 19:6When the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah and from Zobah.

1Ch 19:7

1Ch 19:7So they hired for themselves 32,000 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle.

1Ch 19:8

1Ch 19:8When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.

1Ch 19:9

1Ch 19:9The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Ammon and Aram Defeated

1Ch 19:10

1Ch 19:10Now when Joab saw that the [fn]battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel and they arrayed themselves against the Arameans.

1Ch 19:11

1Ch 19:11But the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of [fn]Abshai his brother; and they arrayed themselves against the sons of Ammon.

1Ch 19:12

1Ch 19:12He said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

1Ch 19:13

1Ch 19:13“Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

1Ch 19:14

1Ch 19:14So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

1Ch 19:15

1Ch 19:15When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled, they also fled before Abshai his brother and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

1Ch 19:16

1Ch 19:16When the Arameans saw that they had been [fn]defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the [fn]River, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [fn]leading them.

1Ch 19:17

1Ch 19:17When it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came upon them and drew up in formation against them. And when David drew up in battle array against the Arameans, they fought against him.

1Ch 19:18

1Ch 19:18The Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed of the Arameans 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, and put to death Shophach the commander of the army.

1Ch 19:19

1Ch 19:19So when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were [fn]defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. Thus the Arameans were not willing to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: In your eyes is David honoring your father because
Literally: Return to
Literally: the face of the battle
In 2 Sam 10:10, Abishai
Literally: smitten before
I.e. Euphrates
Literally: before
Literally: smitten before
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