- their king:
- or, Melcom, "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 that¹ yearª they vexedª° and oppressedª°¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª eighteenªª years,ª¹ all¹ the childrenª of Israelª that¹ [were] on the other sideª Jordanª in the landª of the Amorites,ª which¹ [is] in Gilead.ª" {Jdg 10:7-8} + "And the kingª of the childrenª of Ammonª answeredª° unto¹ the messengersª of Jephthah,ª Because¹ Israelª took awayª°¹ my land,ª when they came upª° out of Egypt,ª¹ from Arnonª¹ even unto¹ Jabbok,ª and unto¹ Jordan:ª now¹ therefore restore those [lands] againª°¹ peaceably.ª ... And saidª° unto him, Thus¹ saithª° Jephthah,ª Israelª took not awayª°¹¹ the landª of Moab,ª nor the landª of the childrenª of Ammon:ª" {Jdg 11:13-15} + "Then Nahashª the Ammoniteª came up,ª° and encampedª° against¹ Jabeshgilead:ªª and all¹ the men²¹ of Jabeshª saidª° unto¹ Nahash,ª Makeª° a covenantª with us, and we will serveª° thee. ... And the eldersª of Jabeshª saidª° unto¹ him, Give us sevenª days'ª respite,ª° that we may sendª° messengersª unto all¹ the coastsª of Israel:ª and then, if¹ [there be] no man¹ to saveª° us, we will come outª° to¹ thee." {1Sm 11:1-3} + "From¹ Jordanª eastward,ªª¹ all¹ the landª of Gilead,ª the Gadites,ª and the Reubenites,ª and the Manassites,ª from Aroer,ª¹ which¹ [is] by¹ the riverª Arnon,ª even Gileadª and Bashan.ª" {2Kg 10:33} + "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} + "But when Sanballatª the Horonite,ª and Tobiahª the servant,ª the Ammonite,ª and Geshemª the Arabian,ª heardª° [it], they laughed us to scorn,ª° and despisedª°¹ us, and said,ª° What¹ [is] this¹ thingª that¹ ye¹ do?ª° will ye¹ rebelª° against¹ the king?ª" {Neh 2:19} + "But it came to pass,¹ [that] when¹ Sanballat,ª and Tobiah,ª and the Arabians,ª and the Ammonites,ª and the Ashdodites,ª heardª° that¹ the wallsª of Jerusalemª were made up,ªª° [and] that¹ the breachesª° beganª° to be stopped,ª° then they were veryª wroth,ª°" {Neh 4:7} + "On that¹ dayª they readª° in the bookª of Mosesª in the audienceª of the people;ª and therein was foundª° written,ª° that¹ the Ammoniteª and the Moabiteª should not¹ comeª° into the congregationª of Godª for² ever;ª¹ ... Because¹ they metª° not¹¹ the childrenª of Israelª with breadª and with water,ª but hiredª°¹ Balaamª against¹ them, that he should curseª° them: howbeit our Godª turnedª° the curseª into a blessing.ª" {Neh 13:1-2}
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