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The Ammonites saw they had caused themselves to become hated enemies of David. Then Hanun and the Ammonites used 75,000 pounds[a] of silver to buy chariots and chariot drivers from Mesopotamia.[b] They also got chariots and chariot drivers from the towns of Maacah and Zobah in Aram. The Ammonites bought 32,000 chariots. They also paid the king of Maacah and his army to come and help them. The king of Maacah and his people came and set up a camp near the town of Medeba. The Ammonites themselves came out of their towns and got ready for battle.

David heard that the Ammonites were getting ready for war. So he sent Joab and the whole army of Israel to fight the Ammonites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 19:6 75,000 pounds Literally, “1000 talents” (34,500 kg).
  2. 1 Chronicles 19:6 Mesopotamia Literally, “Aram Naharaim.”

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