2Samuel 10

10And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.H310H4428H1121H5983H4191H2586H1121H44272Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.H559H1732H6213H2617H2586H1121H5176H1H6213H2617H1732H7971H5162H3027H5650H1H1732H5650H935H776H1121H59833And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?H8269H1121H5983H559H2586H113H5869H1732H3513H1H7971H5162H1732H7971H5650H5668H2713H5892H7270H20154Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.H2586H3947H1732H5650H1548H2677H2206H3772H4063H2677H8357H79715When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.H5046H1732H7971H7125H582H3966H3637H4428H559H3427H3405H2206H6779H77256And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.H1121H5983H7200H887H1732H1121H5983H7971H7936H758H1050H758H6678H6242H505H7273H4428H4601H505H376H382H6240H8147H505H3767And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.H1732H8085H7971H3097H6635H13688And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.H1121H5983H3318H4421H6186H6607H8179H758H6678H7340H382H4601H905H77049When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:H3097H7200H6440H4421H6440H268H977H977H3478H6186H7125H75810And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.H3499H5971H5414H3027H52H251H6186H7125H1121H598311And 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, then I will come and help thee.H559H758H2388H3444H1121H5983H2388H1980H346712Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.H2388H2388H5971H5892H430H3068H6213H5869H289613And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.H3097H5066H5971H4421H758H5127H644014And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.H1121H5983H7200H758H5127H5127H6440H52H935H5892H3097H7725H1121H5983H935H338915And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.H758H7200H5062H6440H3478H622H316216And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.H1928H7971H3318H758H5676H5104H935H2431H7731H8269H6635H1928H644017And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.H5046H1732H622H3478H622H5674H3383H935H2431H758H6186H7125H1732H389818And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.H758H5127H6440H3478H1732H2026H7651H3967H7393H758H705H505H6571H5221H7731H8269H6635H419119And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.H4428H5650H1928H7200H5062H6440H3478H7999H3478H5647H758H3372H3467H1121H5983