Verse 6
2 Samuel 10:6
New King James Version
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And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
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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And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reign...
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Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness un...
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And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth h...
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Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off thei...
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When they told
it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the ki...
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And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hire...
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And when David heard of
it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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8
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and...
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9
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the ch...
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10
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put
them...
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11
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Am...
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12
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God (Elohim):...
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13
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that
were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they...
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14
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, a...
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15
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
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16
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that
were
beyond the river: and they came to Helam;...
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And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Hel...
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18
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew
the men of
seven hundred chariots of the Syrians...
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And when all the kings
that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, the...
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