Verse 3
2 Samuel 10:3
New Living Translation
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the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֩ שָׂרֵ֨י בְנֵֽי עַמּ֜וֹן אֶל חָנ֣וּן אֲדֹֽנֵי/הֶ֗ם הַֽ/מְכַבֵּ֨ד דָּוִ֤ד אֶת אָבִ֨י/ךָ֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ כִּֽי שָׁלַ֥ח לְ/ךָ֖ מְנַֽחֲמִ֑ים הֲ֠/לוֹא בַּ/עֲב֞וּר חֲק֤וֹר אֶת הָ/עִיר֙ וּ/לְ/רַגְּלָ֣/הּ וּ/לְ/הָפְכָ֔/הּ שָׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת עֲבָדָ֖י/ו אֵלֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And the leaders of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, "Your lord David has honored your father in your eyes, for he sent comforters to you. But was it not to investigate the city and to spy out and to overthrow it that David sent his servants to you?"
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Chapter 10 Context
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Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king.
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David said, “I am going to show loyalty to Hanun just as his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me....
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the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here...
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So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their robes at...
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5
When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, “Stay at Jericho until your...
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6
When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, they sent and hired 20,000 A...
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7
When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them.
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8
The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city gate, while...
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9
When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel’s...
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10
He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonit...
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11
“If the Arameans are too strong for me, then come over and help me,” Joab told his brother. “And if...
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12
Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God (Elohim). May the LORD’...
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13
When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away.
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14
And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they ran from Abishai and retreated into the city....
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15
The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel. So when they regrouped,
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16
they were joined by additional Aramean troops summoned by Hadadezer from the other side of the Euphr...
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17
When David heard what was happening, he mobilized all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and led the...
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18
But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David’s forces killed 700 charioteers and...
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19
When all the kings allied with Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered...
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