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1 Chronicles 19 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1Ch 19:1

1Ch 19:1And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,

1Ch 19:2

1Ch 19:2and David saith, 'I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David come in unto the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Hanun, to comfort him,

1Ch 19:3

1Ch 19:3and the heads of the sons of Ammon say to Hanun, 'Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, because he hath sent to thee comforters? in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out, the land, have not his servants come in unto thee?'

1Ch 19:4

1Ch 19:4And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth them, and cutteth their long robes in the midst, unto the buttocks, and sendeth them away.

1Ch 19:5

1Ch 19:5And some go, and declare to David concerning the men, and he sendeth to meet them -- for the men have been greatly ashamed -- and the king saith, 'Dwell in Jericho till that your beard is grown, then ye have returned.'

1Ch 19:6

1Ch 19:6And the sons of Ammon see that they have made themselves abhorred by David, and Hanun and the sons of Ammon send a thousand talents of silver, to hire to them, from Aram-Naharaim, and from Aram-Maachah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen;

1Ch 19:7

1Ch 19:7and they hire to them two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, and they come in and encamp before Medeba, and the sons of Ammon have been gathered out of their cities, and come in to the battle.

1Ch 19:8

1Ch 19:8And David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host of the mighty men,

1Ch 19:9

1Ch 19:9and the sons of Ammon come out and set battle in array at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come are by themselves in the field.

Ammon and Aram Defeated

1Ch 19:10

1Ch 19:10And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

1Ch 19:11

1Ch 19:11and the remnant of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

1Ch 19:12

1Ch 19:12And he saith, 'If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee;

1Ch 19:13

1Ch 19:13be strong, and we strengthen ourselves, for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

1Ch 19:14

1Ch 19:14And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who are with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;

1Ch 19:15

1Ch 19:15and the sons of Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee -- they also -- from the face of Abishai his brother, and go in to the city. And Joab cometh in to Jerusalem.

1Ch 19:16

1Ch 19:16And Aram seeth that they have been smitten before Israel, and send messengers, and bring out Aram that is beyond the River, and Shophach head of the host of Hadarezer is before them.

1Ch 19:17

1Ch 19:17And it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in unto them, and setteth in array against them; yea, David setteth in array the battle to meet Aram, and they fight with him;

1Ch 19:18

1Ch 19:18and Aram fleeth from the face of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven thousand charioteers, and forty thousand footmen, and Shophach head of the host he hath put to death.

1Ch 19:19

1Ch 19:19And the servants of Hadarezer see that they have been smitten before Israel, and they make peace with David and serve him, and Aram hath not been willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.
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