1 Chronicles 19
1. Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died * , and his son reigned * in his stead.
2. And David said * , I will shew * kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed * kindness to me. And David sent * messengers to comfort * him concerning his father. So the servants of David came * into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort * him.
3. But the princes of the children of Ammon said * to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour * thy father, that he hath sent * comforters * unto thee? are not his servants come * unto thee for to search * , and to overthrow * , and to spy out * the land?
4. Wherefore Hanun took * David's servants, and shaved * them, and cut off * their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away * .
5. Then there went * certain, and told * David how the men were served. And he sent * to meet * them: for the men were greatly ashamed * . And the king said * , Tarry * at Jericho until your beards be grown * , and then return * .
6. And when the children of Ammon saw * that they had made themselves odious * to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent * a thousand talents of silver to hire * them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.
7. So they hired * thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came * and pitched * before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together * from their cities, and came * to battle.
8. And when David heard * of it, he sent * Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
9. And the children of Ammon came out * , and put the battle in array * before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come * were by themselves in the field.
10. Now when Joab saw * that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out * of all the choice * of Israel, and put them in array * against * the Syrians.
11. And the rest of the people he delivered * unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array * 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, then I will help * thee.
13. Be of good courage * , and let us behave ourselves valiantly * for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do * that which is good in his sight.
14. So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh * before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled * before him.
15. And when the children of Ammon saw * that the Syrians were fled * , they likewise fled * before Abishai his brother, and entered * into the city.Then Joab came * to Jerusalem.
16. And when the Syrians saw * that they were put to the worse * before Israel, they sent * messengers, and drew forth * the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17. And it was told * David; and he gathered * all Israel, and passed over * Jordan, and came * upon them, and set the battle in array * against them. So when David had put the battle in array * against * the Syrians, they fought * with him.
18. But the Syrians fled * before Israel; and David slew * of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed * Shophach the captain of the host.
19. And when the servants of Hadarezer saw * that they were put to the worse * before Israel, they made peace * with David, and became his servants * : neither would * the Syrians help * the children of Ammon any more.
