2 Samuel 10 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Ammon and Aram Defeated

1 Now it happened ^H1961 afterward ^H310 H3651 that the king ^H4428 of the Ammonites ^H1121 H5983 died ^H4191, and his son ^H1121 Hanun ^H2586 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.

2 Then David ^H1732 said ^H559, “I will show ^H6213 kindness ^H2617 to Hanun ^H2586 the son ^H1121 of Nahash ^H5176, just ^H834 as ^H834 his father ^H1 showed ^H6213 kindness ^H2617 to me.” So David ^H1732 sent ^H7971 [fn]some ^H3027 of his servants ^H5650 to console ^H5162 him about ^H413 his father ^H1. But when David’s ^H1732 servants ^H5650 came ^H935 to the land ^H776 of the Ammonites ^H1121 H5983, 3 the commanders ^H8269 of the Ammonites ^H1121 H5983 said ^H559 to their lord ^H113 Hanun ^H2586, “[fn]Do you think ^H5869 that David ^H1732 is simply honoring ^H3513 your father ^H1 since ^H3588 he has sent ^H7971 you servants [fn]to console ^H5162 you? Has David ^H1732 not sent ^H7971 his servants ^H5650 to you in order ^H5668 to explore ^H2713 the city ^H5892, to spy ^H7270 it out ^H7270 and overthrow ^H2015 it?” 4 So Hanun ^H2586 took ^H3947 David’s ^H1732 servants ^H5650 and shaved ^H1548 off ^H1548 half ^H2677 of their beards ^H2206, and cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 their robes ^H4063 in the middle ^H2677 as far ^H5704 as their buttocks ^H8351, and sent ^H7971 them away ^H7971. 5 When messengers informed ^H5046 David ^H1732, he sent ^H7971 servants to meet ^H7122 them, because ^H3588 the men ^H376 were extremely ^H3966 humiliated ^H3637. And the king ^H4428 said ^H559, “Stay ^H3427 in Jericho ^H3405 until ^H5704 your beards ^H2206 grow ^H6779 back, and then you shall return ^H7725.”

6 Now when the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 saw ^H7200 that they had become ^H887 repulsive ^H887 to David ^H1732, the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 sent ^H7971 messengers and hired ^H7936 the Arameans ^H758 of Beth-rehob ^H1050 and the Arameans ^H758 of Zobah ^H6678, twenty ^H6242 thousand ^H505 foot ^H7273 soldiers ^H7273, and the king ^H4428 of Maacah ^H4601 with a thousand ^H505 men ^H376, and the men ^H382 of ^H382 Tob ^H382 with twelve ^H8147 H6240 thousand ^H505 men ^H376. 7 When David ^H1732 heard ^H8085 about this, he sent ^H7971 Joab ^H3097 and all ^H3605 the army ^H6635, the warriors ^H1368. 8 And the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 and lined ^H6186 up ^H6186 for battle ^H4421 at the entrance ^H6607 of the [fn]city ^H8179, while the Arameans ^H758 of Zobah ^H6678 and of Rehob ^H7340 and the men ^H382 of ^H382 Tob ^H382 and Maacah ^H4601 were stationed by ^H905 themselves ^H905 in the field ^H7704.

9 Now when Joab ^H3097 saw ^H7200 that [fn]the battle ^H6440 H4421 was set against ^H413 him at the front ^H6440 and at the rear ^H268, he selected ^H977 warriors from all ^H3605 the choice ^H977 men ^H977 in Israel ^H3478, and lined ^H6186 them up ^H6186 against ^H7122 the Arameans ^H758. 10 But the remainder ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 he placed ^H5414 [fn]under the command ^H3027 of his brother ^H251 Abishai ^H52, and he lined ^H6186 them up ^H6186 against ^H7122 the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983. 11 And he said ^H559, “If ^H518 the Arameans ^H758 are too ^H4480 strong ^H2388 for me, then you shall help ^H3444 me; but if ^H518 the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 are too ^H4480 strong ^H2388 for you, then I will come ^H1980 to help ^H3467 you. 12 Be strong ^H2388, and let’s show ^H2388 ourselves courageous ^H2388 for the sake ^H1157 of our people ^H5971 and the cities ^H5892 of our God ^H430; and may the LORD ^H3068 do ^H6213 what ^H2896 is ^H2896 good ^H2896 in His sight ^H5869.” 13 So Joab ^H3097 and the people ^H5971 who ^H834 were with him advanced ^H5066 to the battle ^H4421 against the Arameans ^H758, and they fled ^H5127 from him. 14 When the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 saw ^H7200 that the Arameans ^H758 had fled ^H5127, they also fled ^H5127 from Abishai ^H52 and entered ^H935 the city ^H5892. Then Joab ^H3097 returned ^H7725 from fighting against ^H5921 the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 and came ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389.

15 When the Arameans ^H758 saw ^H7200 that they had been [fn]defeated ^H5062 by Israel ^H3478, they assembled ^H622 together ^H3162. 16 And Hadadezer ^H1909 sent ^H7971 word and brought ^H3318 out ^H3318 the Arameans ^H758 who ^H834 were beyond ^H4480 H5676 the Euphrates River ^H5104, and they came ^H935 to Helam ^H2431; and Shobach ^H7731 the commander ^H8269 of the army ^H6635 of Hadadezer ^H1909 [fn]led ^H6440 them. 17 Now when it was reported ^H5046 to David ^H1732, he gathered ^H622 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 together and crossed ^H5674 the Jordan ^H3383, and came ^H935 to Helam ^H2431. And the Arameans ^H758 lined ^H6186 up ^H6186 against ^H7122 David ^H1732 and fought ^H3898 him. 18 But the Arameans ^H758 fled ^H5127 from Israel ^H3478, and David ^H1732 killed ^H2026 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 charioteers ^H7393 of the Arameans ^H758 and forty ^H705 thousand ^H505 horsemen ^H6571, and struck ^H5221 Shobach ^H7731 the commander ^H8269 of their army ^H6635, and he died ^H4191 there ^H8033. 19 When all ^H3605 the kings ^H4428, servants ^H5650 of Hadadezer ^H1909, saw ^H7200 that they had been [fn]defeated ^H5062 by Israel ^H3478, they made ^H7999 peace ^H7999 with Israel ^H3478 and served ^H5647 them. So the Arameans ^H758 were ^H3372 afraid ^H3372 to help ^H3467 the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 anymore ^H5750.