2Samuel:10

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* And it came to pass after this that the king of the sons of Ammon died , and Hanun his son reigned in his stead . * Then David said , I will show mercy unto Hanun the son of Nahash , as his father showed mercy 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 sons of Ammon . * And the princes of the sons of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord , Does it appear unto thee that David has sent comforters unto thee to honour thy father ? Has not David [rather ] sent his servants unto thee to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it ? * Therefore , 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 . * When 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 are grown and [then ] return . * And when the sons of Ammon saw that they stank before David , the sons 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 . * 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 ordered their troops at the entering in of the gate , and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob and Ishtob and Maacah [were in order ] by themselves in the field . * When Joab saw that there were troops before and behind him , he chose from among the chosen [men ] of Israel and put [them ] in order against the Syrians . * [Then ] he delivered the rest of the people into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might put [them ] in order against the sons of Ammon . * And he said , If the Syrians are too strong for me , then thou shalt help me ; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for thee , then I will come and help thee . * Be of good courage , and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God ; and let the LORD do that which seems good unto him . * And Joab drew near and the people that [were ] with him , to do battle against the Syrians , and they fled before him . * And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled , they also fled before Abishai and entered into the city . So Joab returned from the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem . * And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel , they gathered themselves together . * And 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 . * And when it was told David , he gathered all Israel together and passed over the Jordan and came to Helam . And the Syrians set themselves in order against David and fought with him . * And 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 . * And 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 sons of Ammon any more .:

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