1Chronicles 19

1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:1

2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David`s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:2

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?ASV — 1Chronicles 19:3

4 So Hanun took David`s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:4

5 Then there went certain persons, 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.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:5

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 Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:6

7 So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:7

8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:8

9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:9

10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:10

11 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:11

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.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:12

13 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:13

14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:14

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.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:15

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, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:16

17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the 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.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:17

18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:18

19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.ASV — 1Chronicles 19:19