David Sent Comforters to Hanum When His Father Died |
1 Chronicles 19:1-19 1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks] |
After this, Nahash, the king of the children [people] of Ammon died & his son [ruled] in his place. David said, I will [show] kindness to Hanum, [Nahash'] son, because his father [showed] kindness to me. |
David sent messengers to comfort [Hanum about] his father. So, [David's] servants came into the land of the [people] of Ammon to Hanum, to comfort him. |
But the [Ammonite] princes said to Hanum, Do you think that David honors your father, that he has sent comforters to you? Aren't his servants [here] to search, [spy out the land & overthrow [it]? [Therefore,] Hanun, [seized] David's servants & shaved them & cut off their [clothes] by their [rear] & sent them away. |
David [was] told how the men were [treated.] [David] sent messengers to meet them: for the men were [very embarrassed.] King David said, [Stay] at Jericho until your beards [are regrown] & then return. |
When the [Ammonite people] saw they [had] made themselves [repulsive to] David, [then,] Hanum & the [people] of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots & horsemen out of: Mesopotamia, Syria Maachah & Zobah. |
So, they hired 32,000 chariots & the king of [Syria] Maachah & his people came & [camped in front of] Medeba. The [people] of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities & came to battle. |
When David heard of [this,] he sent Joab & all the [army] of mighty men. The [people] of Ammon, put them in battle [formation in front of] the gate of the city And the kings [who] were there, were by themselves in the field. |
Now, when Joab saw that the [soldiers were positioned for] battle [in front of & behind them, [Joab] chose [soldiers] out of all the [best] of Israel & put them in [battle formation] against the Syrians. |
[Joab] delivered the rest of the people to the hand of Abishai, his brother & they set themselves in [order] against the [people] of Ammon. [Joab] said, If the Syrians [are] too strong for me, then you shall help me. If the [people] of Ammon [are] too strong for you, then I will help you. |
Be of good courage & let's behave valiantly for our people & for the cities of our God. Let the Lord do what is good in His sight. So, Joab & the [troops] with him [came close, in order] to [fight] the Syrians & the Syrians fled before [Joab.] |
Be of good courage & let's behave valiantly for our people & for the cities of our God. Let the Lord do what is good in His sight. So, Joab & the [troops] with him [came close, in order] to [fight] the Syrians & the Syrians fled before [Joab.] |
When the Syrians saw [they had been defeated by] Israel, they sent messengers & [brought] the Syrians beyond the river. Shophach, the captain of [Hadarezer's] army, went [in front of] them. |
David was told & he gathered all Israel & [crossed] over [the] Jordan [River] & came upon them & [put them in battle formation] against [the Syrians.] When David [had them in battle formation,] the Syrians fought [against] him, but the Syrians fled [in front of] Israel. |
David [killed] 7,000 Syrians who fought in chariots, 40,000 footmen & killed Shophach, the captain of [Hadarezer's army] who [had gone in the front of] them. |
When [Hadarezer's] servants saw they were [defeated before] Israel, they made peace with David & became his servants. The Syrians [wouldn't] help the [people] of Ammon anymore. |