1: And it happenedH1961 afterH0310 this,H3651 that died,H4191 NahashH5176 the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 and reignedH4427 his sonH1121 in his place.H8478
2: And said,H0559 DavidH1732 I will showH6213 kindnessH2617 toH5973 HanunH2586 sonH1121 of Nahash,H5176 becauseH3588 showedH6213 his fatherH0001 to meH5973 kindnessH2617 so sentH7971 DavidH1732 messengersH4397 to comfort himH5162 concerningH5921 his father.H0001 And cameH0935 servantsH5650 of DavidH1732 inH0413 the landH0776 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 toH0413 Hanun,H2586 to comfort him.H5162
3: And saidH0559 the princesH8269 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 to Hanun,H2586 really honorsH3513 DavidH1732 -H0853 your father,H0001 do you think thatH5869 becauseH3588 he has sentH7971 comfortersH5162 did notH3808 forH5668 to search,H2713 and to overthrow,H2015 and to spy outH7270 the land?H0776 comeH0935 his servantsH5650 to you.H0413
4: Therefore tookH3947 HanunH2586 -H0853 servants,H5650 of DavidH1732 and shaved themH1548 and cut offH3772 -H0853 their garmentsH4063 in the middleH2677 atH5704 their buttocks,H4667 and sent them away.H7971
5: And [some] wentH1980 and toldH5046 DavidH1732 aboutH5921 the menH0582 and he sentH7971 to meet themH7125 becauseH3588 wereH1961 the menH0582 ashamed.H3637 GreatlyH3966 and said,H0559 the kingH4428 WaitH3427 at JerichoH3405 untilH5704 thatH0834 have grown,H6779 your beardsH2206 and [then] return.H7725
6: And when sawH7200 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 thatH3588 they had made themselves repulsiveH0887 toH5973 David,H1732 and sentH7971 HanunH2586 and the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 a thousandH0505 talentsH3603 of silverH3701 to hireH7936 fromH4480 Mesopotamia,H0763 and fromH4480 Syrian MaachahH0758 MaachahH4601 and from ZobahH6678 chariotsH7393 and horsemen.H6571
7: So they hiredH7936 twoH8147 and thirtyH7970 thousandH0505 chariots,H7393 and withH0853 the kingH4428 of MaachahH4601 andH0853 his people-H5971 and who cameH0935 and encampedH2583 beforeH6440 Medeba.H4311 And the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 gathered togetherH0622 from their cities,H5892 and cameH0935 to battle.H4421
8: And when heard [of it]H8085 DavidH1732 and he sentH7971 -H0853 Joab,H3097 andH0853 allH3605 the armyH6635 of the mighty men.H1368
9: And came out,H3318 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 and put themselves in arrayH6186 battleH4421 before the gateH6607 of the city,H5892 and the kings [were]H4428 whoH0834 had comeH0935 by themselvesH0905 in the field.H7704
10: And when sawH7200 JoabH3097 thatH3588 wasH1961 was set against him beforeH6440 the battle lineH4421 against himH0413 beforeH6440 and behind,H0268 and he choseH0977 some ofH3605 bestH0970 of Israel,H3478 and put [them] in battle arrayH6186 againstH7125 Syria.H0758
11: AndH0853 the restH3499 of the peopleH5971 he putH5414 under the commandH3027 of AbishaiH0052 his brother,H0251 and they set [themselves] in battle arrayH6186 againstH7125 the sonsH1121 of Ammon.H5983
12: And he said,H0559 ifH0518 is too strongH2388 for meH4480 SyriaH0758 then you shall helpH1961 then you shall helpH8668 but ifH0518 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 are too strongH2388 for youH4480 then I will help you.H3467
13: Be of good courage,H2388 and let us be strongH2388 forH1157 our people,H5971 forH1157 the citiesH5892 of our God-H0430 and YahwehH3068 [what is] goodH2896 in His sightH5869 may do.H6213
14: So drew nearH5066 JoabH3097 and the peopleH5971 who [were]H0834 with himH5973 againstH6440 SyriaH0758 for the battle-H4421 and they fledH5127 before him.H6440
15: And when the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 sawH7200 thatH3588 was fleeing,H5127 SyriaH0758 and fledH5127 alsoH1571 theyH1992 beforeH6440 AbishaiH0052 his brother,H0251 and enteredH0935 the city.H5892 So wentH0935 JoabH3097 to Jerusalem.H3389
16: And when sawH7200 SyriaH0758 thatH3588 they had been defeatedH5062 byH6440 Israel,H3478 and they sentH7971 messengers,H4397 and broughtH3318 -H0853 SyriaH0758 which wasH0834 beyondH5676 the River,H5104 and Shophach [went]H7780 the commanderH8269 of armyH6635 of HadadezerH1909 before them.H6440
17: And when it was toldH5046 David-H1732 and he gatheredH0622 -H0853 allH3605 Israel,H3478 and crossed overH5674 the Jordan,H3383 and cameH0935 upon themH0413 and set up in battle arrayH6186 against themH0413 so when had set up in [battle] arrayH6186 DavidH1732 againstH7125 Syria,H0758 in battleH4421 and they foughtH3898 with him.H5973
18: And fledH5127 SyriaH0758 beforeH6440 Israel-H3478 and killedH2026 DavidH1732 of SyriaH0758 sevenH7651 thousandH0505 charioteers,H7393 and fortyH0705 thousandH0505 soldiersH0376 foot soldiers,H7273 andH0853 ShophachH7780 the commanderH8269 of the armyH6635 killed.H4191
19: And when sawH7200 the servantsH5650 of HadadezerH1909 thatH3588 they were defeatedH5062 byH6440 Israel,H3478 and they made peaceH7999 withH5973 David,H1732 and became his servants-H5647 so notH3808 was willingH0014 SyriaH0758 to helpH3467 -H0853 the peopleH1121 of AmmonH5983 anymore.H5750