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  19:1 ¶
And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. |
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19:1 ¶
Now it came to passº
afterº
this,ºº
that Nahashº
the kingº
of the childrenº
of Ammonº
died,ºº
and his sonº
reignedºº
in his stead.º |
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19:2
And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. |
19:2
And Davidº
said,ºº
I will shewºº
kindnessº
untoº
Hanunº
the sonº
of Nahash,º
becauseº
his fatherº
shewedºº
kindnessº
toº
me. And Davidº
sentºº
messengersº
to comfortºº
him concerningº
his father.º
So the servantsº
of Davidº
cameºº
intoº
the landº
of the childrenº
of Ammonº
toº
Hanun,º
to comfortºº
him. |
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19:3
But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? |
19:3
But the princesº
of the childrenº
of Ammonº
saidºº
to Hanun,º
Thinkestº
thou that Davidº
doth honourººº
thy father,º
thatº
he hath sentºº
comfortersºº
unto thee? are notº
his servantsº
comeºº
untoº
thee forº
to search,ºº
and to overthrow,ºº
and to spy outºº
the land?º |
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19:4
So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. |
19:4
Wherefore Hanunº
tookººº
David'sº
servants,º
and shavedºº
them, and cut offººº
their garmentsº
in the midstº
hard byº
their buttocks,º
and sent them away.ºº |
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19:5
Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. |
19:5
Then there wentººº
[certain], and toldºº
Davidº
howº
the menºº
were served. And he sentºº
to meetºº
them: forº
the menºº
wereº
greatlyº
ashamed.ºº
And the kingº
said,ºº
Tarryºº
at Jerichoº
untilºº
your beardsº
be grown,ºº
and [then] return.ºº |
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19:6 ¶
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah. |
19:6 ¶
And when the childrenº
of Ammonº
sawºº
thatº
they had made themselves odiousºº
toº
David,º
Hanunº
and the childrenº
of Ammonº
sentºº
a thousandº
talentsº
of silverº
to hireºº
them chariotsº
and horsemenº
out ofº
Mesopotamia,º
and out ofº
Syriamaachah,ºº
and out of Zobah.ºº |
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19:7
So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. |
19:7
So they hiredºº
thirtyº
and twoº
thousandº
chariots,º
and the kingº
of Maachahº
and his people;º
who cameºº
and pitchedºº
beforeº
Medeba.º
And the childrenº
of Ammonº
gathered themselves togetherºº
from their cities,ºº
and cameºº
to battle.º |
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19:8
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. |
19:8
And when Davidº
heardºº
[of it], he sentººº
Joab,º
and allº
the hostº
of the mighty men.º |
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19:9
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field. |
19:9
And the childrenº
of Ammonº
came out,ºº
and put the battleº
in arrayººº
before the gateº
of the city:º
and the kingsº
thatº
were comeºº
[were] by themselvesº
in the field.º |
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19:10
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. |
19:10
Now when Joabº
sawºº
thatº
the battleºº
was setº
againstº
him beforeº
and behind,º
he choseº
outºº
of allºº
the choiceºº
of Israel,º
and put [them] in arrayºº
againstºº
the Syrians.º |
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19:11
And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon. |
19:11
And the restº
of the peopleº
he deliveredºº
unto the handº
of Abishaiº
his brother,º
and they set [themselves] in arrayºº
againstºº
the childrenº
of Ammon.º |
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19:12
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee. |
19:12
And he said,ºº
Ifº
the Syriansº
be too strongºº
forº
me, then thou shalt helpºº
me: but ifº
the childrenº
of Ammonº
be too strongºº
forº
thee, then I will helpºº
thee. |
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19:13
Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good. |
19:13
Be of good courage,ºº
and let us behave ourselves valiantlyºº
forº
our people,º
and forº
the citiesº
of our God:º
and let the LORDº
doºº
[that which is] goodº
in his sight.º |
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19:14
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him. |
19:14
So Joabº
and the peopleº
thatº
[were] withº
him drew nighºº
beforeº
the Syriansº
unto the battle;º
and they fledºº
beforeºº
him. |
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19:15
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. |
19:15
And when the childrenº
of Ammonº
sawºº
thatº
the Syriansº
were fled,ºº
theyº
likewiseº
fledºº
beforeºº
Abishaiº
his brother,º
and enteredºº
into the city.º
Then Joabº
cameºº
to Jerusalem.º |
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19:16 ¶
And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head. |
19:16 ¶
And when the Syriansº
sawºº
thatº
they were put to the worseºº
beforeº
Israel,º
they sentºº
messengers,º
and drew forthººº
the Syriansº
thatº
[were] beyondºº
the river:º
and Shophachº
the captainº
of the hostº
of Hadarezerº
[went] beforeº
them. |
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19:17
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. |
19:17
And it was toldºº
David;º
and he gatheredººº
allº
Israel,º
and passed overºº
Jordan,º
and cameºº
uponº
them, and set [the battle] in arrayººº
againstº
them. So when Davidº
had put the battleº
in arrayºº
againstºº
the Syrians,º
they foughtºº
withº
him. |
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19:18
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. |
19:18
But the Syriansº
fledºº
beforeºº
Israel;º
and Davidº
slewºº
of the Syriansºº
sevenº
thousandº
[men which fought in] chariots,º
and fortyº
thousandº
footmen,ºº
and killedºº
Shophachº
the captainº
of the host.º |
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19:19
And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more. |
19:19
And when the servantsº
of Hadarezerº
sawºº
thatº
they were put to the worseºº
beforeº
Israel,º
they made peaceºº
withº
David,º
and became his servants:ºº
neitherº
wouldºº
the Syriansº
helpººº
the childrenº
of Ammonº
any more.º |
