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| 1 Chronicles 19:1 |
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Now it came about after this, that Nahash the
king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son became king in his place. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:2 |
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Then 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:3 |
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But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to
Hanun, "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?" |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:4 |
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So 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:5 |
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Then 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, "Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return." |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:6 |
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When 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:7 |
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So 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:8 |
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When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all
the army, the mighty men. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:9 |
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The 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. |
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Ammon
and Aram Defeated |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:10 |
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Now when Joab saw that the 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:11 |
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But the remainder of the people he placed in
the hand of Abshai his brother; and they arrayed themselves against the sons of
Ammon. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:12 |
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He 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:13 |
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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." |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:14 |
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So Joab and the people who were with him drew
near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:15 |
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When 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:16 |
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When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated
by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the
tRiver, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer leading them. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:17 |
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When 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:18 |
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The 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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 19:19 |
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So when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they
were 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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