10:1 And
it
cometh
to
pass
afterwards,
that
the
king
of
the
Bene-Ammon
dieth,
and
Hanun
his
son
reigneth
in
his
stead,
10:2 and
David
saith,
`I
do
kindness
with
Hanun
son
of
Nahash,
as
his
father
did
with
me
kindness;'
and
David
sendeth
to
comfort
him
by
the
hand
of
his
servants
concerning
his
father,
and
the
servants
of
David
come
in
to
the
land
of
the
Bene-Ammon.
10:3 And
the
heads
of
the
Bene-Ammon
say
unto
Hanun
their
lord,
`Is
David
honouring
thy
father
in
thine
eyes
because
he
hath
sent
to
thee
comforters
for
to
search
the
city,
and
to
spy
it,
and
to
overthrow
it,
hath
not
David
sent
his
servants
unto
thee'
10:4 And
Hanun
taketh
the
servants
of
David,
and
shaveth
off
the
half
of
their
beard,
and
cutteth
off
their
long
robes
in
the
midst--unto
their
buttocks,
and
sendeth
them
away;
10:5 and
they
declare
[it]
to
David,
and
he
sendeth
to
meet
them,
for
the
men
have
been
greatly
ashamed,
and
the
king
saith,
`Abide
in
Jericho
till
your
beard
doth
spring
up--then
ye
have
returned.'
10:6 And
the
Bene-Ammon
see
that
they
have
been
abhorred
by
David,
and
the
Bene-Ammon
send
and
hire
Aram
of
Beth-Rehob,
and
Aram
of
Zoba,
twenty
thousand
footmen,
and
the
king
of
Maacah
[with]
a
thousand
men,
and
Ish-Tob
[with]
twelve
thousand
men;
10:7 and
David
heareth,
and
sendeth
Joab,
and
all
the
host--the
mighty
men.
10:8 And
the
Bene-Ammon
come
out,
and
set
battle
in
array,
at
the
opening
of
the
gate,
and
Aram
of
Zoba,
and
Rehob,
and
Ish-Tob,
and
Maacah,
[are]
by
themselves
in
the
field;
10:9 and
Joab
seeth
that
the
front
of
the
battle
hath
been
unto
him
before
and
behind,
and
he
chooseth
of
all
the
chosen
in
Israel,
and
setteth
in
array
to
meet
Aram,
10:10 and
the
rest
of
the
people
he
hath
given
into
the
hand
of
Abishai
his
brother,
and
setteth
in
array
to
meet
the
Bene-Ammon.
10:11 And
he
saith,
`If
Aram
be
stronger
than
I,
then
thou
hast
been
to
me
for
salvation,
and
if
the
Bene-Ammon
be
stronger
than
thou,
then
I
have
come
to
give
salvation
to
thee;
10:12 be
strong
and
strengthen
thyself
for
our
people,
and
for
the
cities
of
our
God,
and
Jehovah
doth
that
which
is
good
in
His
eyes.'
10:13 And
Joab
draweth
nigh,
and
the
people
who
[are]
with
him,
to
battle
against
Aram,
and
they
flee
from
his
presence;
10:14 and
the
Bene-Ammon
have
seen
that
Aram
hath
fled,
and
they
flee
from
the
presence
of
Abishai,
and
go
in
to
the
city;
and
Joab
turneth
back
from
the
Bene-Ammon,
and
cometh
in
to
Jerusalem.
10:15 And
Aram
seeth
that
it
is
smitten
before
Israel,
and
they
are
gathered
together;
10:16 and
Hadadezer
sendeth,
and
bringeth
out
Aram
which
[is]
beyond
the
River,
and
they
come
in
to
Helam,
and
Shobach
head
of
the
host
of
Hadadezer
[is]
before
them.
10:17 And
it
is
declared
to
David,
and
he
gathereth
all
Israel,
and
passeth
over
the
Jordan,
and
cometh
in
to
Helam,
and
Aram
setteth
itself
in
array
to
meet
David,
and
they
fight
with
him;
10:18 and
Aram
fleeth
from
the
presence
of
Israel,
and
David
slayeth
of
Aram
seven
hundred
charioteers,
and
forty
thousand
horsemen,
and
Shobach
head
of
its
host
he
hath
smitten,
and
he
dieth
there.
10:19 And
all
the
kings--servants
of
Hadadezer--see
that
they
have
been
smitten
before
Israel,
and
make
peace
with
Israel,
and
serve
them;
and
Aram
is
afraid
to
help
any
more
the
Bene-Ammon.
