Verse 6
2 Samuel 10:6
New Living Translation
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When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, they sent and hired 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers from the lands of Beth-rehob and Zobah, 1,000 from the king of Maacah, and 12,000 from the land of Tob.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּרְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥י נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ בְּ/דָוִ֑ד וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֣וּ בְנֵֽי עַמּ֡וֹן וַ/יִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ אֶת אֲרַ֨ם בֵּית רְח֜וֹב וְ/אֶת אֲרַ֣ם צוֹבָ֗א עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֨לֶף֙ רַגְלִ֔י וְ/אֶת מֶ֤לֶךְ מַֽעֲכָה֙ אֶ֣לֶף אִ֔ישׁ וְ/אִ֣ישׁ ט֔וֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ
English Translation
And the children of Ammon saw that they had made a mistake regarding David, and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth Rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah, a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.
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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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4
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
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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
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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
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17
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18
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19
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