1Chronicles:19

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* Now it came to pass after this that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon , died , and his son reigned in his stead . * And David said , I will show mercy unto Hanun , the son of Nahash , because his father showed mercy to me . And David sent ambassadors to comfort him concerning his father . So the servants of David came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun , to comfort him . * But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun , Does it seem unto thee that David honours thy father , that he has sent comforters unto thee ? Are not his servants come unto thee to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land ? * Then Hanun took David 's servants and shaved them , and cut off their garments in half , exposing their buttocks and sent them away . * Then they left , and it was 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 are grown and [then ] return . * And when the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David , Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Syria of the rivers ([Mesopotamia ]), and out of Syria of Maachah and out of Zobah . * So they hired thirty-two thousand chariots , and the king of Maachah and his people , who came and pitched camp before Medeba . And the sons of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities and came to battle . * And when David heard [of it ], he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men . * And the sons of Ammon came out and put the battle in order before the gate of the city , and the kings that had come [were ] by themselves in the field . * 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 order against the Syrians . * And he put the rest of the people into the hand of Abishai , his brother , putting them in order against the sons of Ammon . * And he said , If the Syrians are too strong for me , then thou shalt save me ; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for thee , then I will save thee . * 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 . * So Joab and the people that [were ] with him drew near before the Syrians unto the battle ; and they fled before him . * And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled , they likewise fled before Abishai , his brother , and entered into the city . Then Joab returned to Jerusalem . * And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel , they sent ambassadors and drew forth the Syrians that [were ] beyond the river , whose captain was Shophach , the prince of the host of Hadarezer . * And when it was told David , he gathered all Israel and passed over the Jordan and came upon them and ordered his host against them . And when David had put his troops in order against the Syrians , they fought with him . * But the Syrian fled before Israel , and David slew of the Syrians [those of ] seven thousand chariots , and forty thousand footmen ; likewise he killed Shophach , the captain of the host . * And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel , they made peace with David and became his servants ; neither would the Syrians help the sons of Ammon any more .:

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