- the Ammonites:
- "And the angerª of the LORDª was hotª° against Israel,ª and he soldª° them into the handsª of the Philistines,ª and into the handsª of the childrenª of Ammon.ª ... And the peopleª [and] princesª of Gileadª saidª° oneª to¹ another,ª What¹ manª [is he] that¹ will beginª° to fightª° against the childrenª of Ammon?ª he shall be¹ headª over all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Gilead.ª" {Jdg 10:7-18} + "And Jephthahª sentª° messengersª unto¹ the kingª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª saying,ª° What¹ hast thou to do with me, that¹ thou art comeª° against¹ me to fightª° in my land?ª ... [That] the daughtersª of Israelª went²°¹ yearlyª¹ to lamentª° the daughterª of Jephthahª the Gileaditeª fourª daysª in a year.ª" {Jdg 11:12-40} + "And Nahashª the Ammoniteª answeredª°¹ them, On thisª [condition] will I makeª° [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust outª° all¹ your rightª eyes,ª and layª° it [for] a reproachª upon¹ all¹ Israel.ª" {1Sm 11:2} + "And it came to pass¹ after¹ this,²¹ that the kingª of the childrenª of Ammonª died,ª° and Hanunª his sonª reignedª° in his stead.¹ ... When they toldª° [it] unto David,ª he sentª° to meetª° them, because¹ the men²¹ were¹ greatlyª ashamed:ª° and the kingª said,ª° Tarryª° at Jerichoª until¹ your beardsª be grown,ª° and [then] return.ª°" {2Sm 10:1-5} + "And the LORDª sentª° against him¹ bandsª of the Chaldees,ª and bandsª of the Syrians,ª and bandsª of the Moabites,ª and bandsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and sentª° them against Judahª to destroyª° it, according to the wordª of the LORD,ª which¹ he spakeª° byª his servantsª the prophets.ª" {2Kg 24:2} + "It came to pass¹ after¹ this²¹ also, [that] the childrenª of Moab,ª and the childrenª of Ammon,ª and with¹ them [other] beside¹ the Ammonites,ª cameª° against¹ Jehoshaphatª to battle.ª" {2Ch 20:1} + "And sayª° unto the Ammonites,ªª Hearª° the wordª of the Lordª GOD;ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thou saidst,ª° Aha,ª against¹ my sanctuary,ª when¹ it was profaned;ª° and against¹ the landª of Israel,ª when¹ it was desolate;ª° and against¹ the houseª of Judah,ª when¹ they wentª° into captivity;ª ... Behold,¹ therefore¹ I will stretch outª°¹ mine handª upon¹ thee, and will deliverª° thee for a spoilª°² to the heathen;ª and I will cut thee offª° from¹ the people,ª and I will cause thee to perishª° out of¹ the countries:ª I will destroyª° thee; and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 25:3-7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they have ripped upª° the women with childª of Gilead,ª that¹ they might enlargeª°¹ their border:ª" {Ams 1:13}
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