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[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 19: 4. So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:5 (KJV)


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.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:6 (KJV)


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.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 19:7 (KJV)
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.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 19: 8. And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:9 (KJV)


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.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:10 (KJV)

Ammonites and Syrians Defeated

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.

 

[mar09]

11 And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon.

 

[Chester]

I Chronicles 19: 2 NIV Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 19:13 (KJV)
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.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:14 (NIV)


Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 19: 15. When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Chronicles 19:16 (KJV)
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.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:17 (KJV)


And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 19:18 (KJV)


What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 19: 19. When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 20:1 (KJV)

The Capture of Rabbah

1. And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 20:2 (KJV)


And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

 

[Dan_473]

1 Chronicles 20: 3. He brought forth the people who were therein, and cut [them] with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

 

[Deade]

1 Chronicles 20:4 (NIV)

War With the Philistines

4. In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites, and the Philistines were subjugated.