Now it came to pass
that Naas the king of
-- --
the children of Ammon died,
and his son reigned in his
stead.
2 And David said I will
shew kindness to Hanon the
son of Naas: for his father
did a favour to me. And
David sent messengers to comfort
him upon the death of
his father. But when they
were come into the land of the
children of Ammon, to comfort
Hanon,
3 The princes of the children
of Ammon said to Hanon:
Thou thinkest perhaps,
that David to do honour to
thy father hath sent comforters
to thee: and thou dost
not take notice, that his servants
are come to thee to consider,
and search, and spy out
thy land.
4 Wherefore Hanon shaved
the heads and beards of the
servants of David, and cut
away their garments from the
buttocks to the feet, and sent
them away.
5 And when they were
gone, they sent word to David
who sent to meet them
(for they had suffered a great
affront) and ordered them to
stay at Jericho, till their beards
grew and then to return.
6 And when the children
of Ammon saw, that they had
done an injury to David, Hanon
and the rest of the people,
sent a thousand talents of
silver, to hire them chariots
and horsemen out of Mesopotamia,
and out of Siria of
Maacha, and out of Soba.
7 And they hired two and
thirty thousand chariots, and
the king of Maacha, with his
people. And they came and
camped over against Medaba.
And the children of Ammon
gathered themselves together
out of their cities, and came
to battel.
8 And when David heard
of it he sent Joab, and all the
army of valiant men:
9 And the children of Ammon
came out and put their
army in array before the gate
of the city: and the kings,
that were come to their aid,
stood apart in the field,
10 Wherefore Joab understanding
that the battle was set
against him before and behind,
chose out the bravest men of
all Israel, and marched against
the Syrians.
11 And the rest of the people
he delivered into the hand
of Abisai his brother and they
went against the children of
Ammon.
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, I will help
thee.
13 Be of good courage and
let us behave ourselves manfully
for our people, and for
the cities of our God: and
the Lord will do that which
is good in his sight.
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14 So Joab and the people
that were with him, went
against the Syrians to the battle:
and he put them to flight.
15 And the children of
Ammon seeing that the Syrians
were fled, they likewise
fled from Abisai his brother,
and went into the city: and
Joab also returned to Jerusalem.
16 But the Syrians seeing
that they had fallen before Israel,
sent messengers, and
brought to them the Syrians
that were beyond the river:
and Sophach, general of the
army of Adarezer, was their
leader.
17 And it was told David,
and he gathered together
all Israel, and passed the Jordan,
and came upon them, and put
his army in array against them,
and they fought with him.
18 But the Syrians fled before
Israel: and David slew
of the Syrians seven thousand
chariot men, and forty thousand
footmen, and Sophach
the general of the army.
19 And when the servants
of Adarezer saw themselves
overcome by Israel, they went
over to David, and served him:
and Syria would not help the
children of Ammon any more.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
