1 Chronicles 19
1 Chronicles 19:1 Some time later, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son became king in his place.
1 Chronicles 19:2 Then David said, “I’ll show covenant faithfulness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed covenant faithfulness to me.” So, David sent slaves to console him concerning his father. However, when David’s agents arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
1 Chronicles 19:3 the Ammonite captains said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, haven’t his slaves come to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land?”
1 Chronicles 19:4 So Hanun took David’s slaves, shaved them, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.
1 Chronicles 19:5 It was reported to David about his men, so he sent messengers to meet them since the men were deeply humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.”
1 Chronicles 19:6 When the Ammonites realized they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent thirty-eight tons of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
1 Chronicles 19:7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and camped before Medeba. The Ammonites also gathered from their cities for the battle.
1 Chronicles 19:8 David heard about this and sent Joab and all the elite army.
1 Chronicles 19:9 The Ammonites marched out and lined up in battle formation at the entrance of the city while the kings who had come were in the field by themselves.
1 Chronicles 19:10 When Joab saw that there was a battle line before him and another behind him, he chose some of Israel’s finest young men and lined up in formation to engage the Arameans.
1 Chronicles 19:11 He placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai. They lined up in formation to engage the Ammonites.
1 Chronicles 19:12 “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” Joab said, “then you’ll be my rescue. However, if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I’ll rescue you.
1 Chronicles 19:13 Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May Yahveh’s will be done.”
1 Chronicles 19:14 Joab and the people with him approached the Arameans for battle, and they fled before him.
1 Chronicles 19:15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Joab’s brother Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab went to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 19:16 When the Arameans realized that Israel had defeated them, they sent agents to summon the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River. They were led by Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer’s army.
1 Chronicles 19:17 When David was informed of this, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He then came up to the Arameans and lined up against them. When David lined up to engage them, they fought against him.
1 Chronicles 19:18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach, captain of the army.
1 Chronicles 19:19 When Hadadezer’s slaves saw that Israel had defeated them, they made peace with David and slaved for[1] him. After this, the Arameans were not willing to rescue the Ammonites again.
[1] עָבַד = slave for. 1 Chronicles 19:19; 28:9.
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