1 Cronache 19
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Il re degli Ammoniti oltraggia i servi di Davide. Guerra contro gli Ammoniti e i loro alleati
19 (A)Dopo questo morì Naas, re degli Ammoniti, e suo figlio regnò al suo posto. 2 Davide disse: «Io voglio usare benevolenza verso Canun, figlio di Naas, come suo padre ne usò verso di me». Davide inviò dei messaggeri a consolarlo della perdita del padre. Ma quando i servitori di Davide giunsero nel paese dei figli di Ammon, presso Canun per consolarlo, 3 i prìncipi dei figli di Ammon dissero a Canun: «Credi tu che Davide t’abbia mandato dei consolatori per onorare tuo padre? I suoi servi non sono piuttosto venuti per esplorare la città e distruggerla e per spiare il paese?» 4 Allora Canun prese i servitori di Davide, li fece radere e fece loro tagliare la metà delle vesti fino alle natiche, poi li rimandò. 5 Intanto vennero alcuni a informare Davide del modo con cui quegli uomini erano stati trattati; e Davide mandò gente a incontrarli, perché quegli uomini provavano grande vergogna. Il re fece dir loro: «Restate a Gerico finché vi sia ricresciuta la barba, poi tornerete».
6 I figli di Ammon videro che si erano attirati l’odio di Davide; e Canun e gli Ammoniti mandarono mille talenti d’argento per assoldare carri e cavalieri presso i Siri di Mesopotamia e presso i Siri di Maaca e di Soba. 7 Assoldarono trentaduemila carri e il re di Maaca con il suo popolo, i quali vennero ad accamparsi di fronte a Medeba. E i figli di Ammon si radunarono dalle loro città, per andare a combattere. 8 Quando Davide udì questo, inviò contro di loro Ioab con tutto l’esercito degli uomini valorosi. 9 I figli di Ammon uscirono e si schierarono per la battaglia all’ingresso della porta della città; e i re che erano venuti in loro soccorso stavano da parte nella campagna.
10 Quando Ioab vide che quelli erano pronti ad attaccarlo di fronte e alle spalle, scelse un corpo fra gli uomini migliori d’Israele, lo schierò per la battaglia contro i Siri 11 e mise il resto del popolo sotto gli ordini di suo fratello Abisai, per far fronte ai figli di Ammon; 12 poi disse ad Abisai: «Se i Siri sono più forti di me, tu mi verrai in soccorso; e se i figli di Ammon sono più forti di te, verrò io a soccorrerti. 13 Abbi coraggio, e dimostriamoci forti per il nostro popolo e per le città del nostro Dio; e faccia il Signore quello che gli piacerà». 14 Poi Ioab, con la gente che aveva con sé, avanzò per attaccare i Siri, i quali fuggirono davanti a lui. 15 Quando i figli di Ammon videro che i Siri erano fuggiti, fuggirono anche loro davanti ad Abisai, fratello di Ioab, e rientrarono nella città. Allora Ioab rientrò a Gerusalemme.
16 I Siri, vedendosi sconfitti da Israele, inviarono dei messaggeri e fecero venire i Siri che abitavano dall’altra parte del fiume. Sofac, capo dell’esercito di Adadezer, era alla loro testa. 17 Il fatto fu riferito a Davide, che radunò tutto Israele, attraversò il Giordano, marciò contro di loro e si dispose in ordine di battaglia contro quelli. Come Davide si fu disposto in ordine di battaglia contro i Siri, questi diedero inizio alla battaglia. 18 Ma i Siri fuggirono davanti a Israele; e Davide uccise ai Siri gli uomini di settecento carri e quarantamila fanti, e uccise pure Sofac, capo dell’esercito. 19 Quando i servitori di Adadezer si videro sconfitti da Israele, fecero pace con Davide e gli furono sottomessi. E i Siri non vollero più prestare soccorso ai figli di Ammon.
1 Chronicles 19
King James Version
19 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
9 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.
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.
11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
13 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.
14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 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.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
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David slår ammoniterna
19 En tid härefter dog Nahas, ammoniternas kung, och hans son blev kung efter honom. 2 Då sade David: "Jag vill visa godhet mot Hanun, Nahas son, eftersom hans far visade mig godhet." Och David skickade sändebud för att trösta honom i sorgen efter hans far.
När Davids tjänare kom till ammoniternas land, till Hanun, för att trösta honom, 3 sade ammoniternas furstar till Hanun: "Tror du att David sänder tröstare till dig för att visa att han hedrar din far? Nej, det är för att utforska och fördärva och bespeja landet som hans tjänare har kommit till dig."
4 Hanun grep då Davids tjänare och rakade dem och skar av deras kläder mitt på, ända uppe vid sätet, och skickade så i väg dem. 5 Och man kom och berättade för David om männen. Han sände då några för att möta dem, ty männen var mycket förnedrade. Kungen lät säga: "Stanna i Jeriko, till dess ert skägg har vuxit ut. Kom sedan tillbaka."
6 Då ammoniterna insåg att de hade gjort sig förhatliga för David, sände Hanun och Ammons barn 1 000 talenter silver för att leja vagnar och ryttare från Aram-Naharajim, från Aram-Maaka och från Soba. 7 De lejde 32 000 vagnar samt hjälp av kungen i Maaka med hans folk. Dessa kom och slog läger framför Medeba. Ammoniterna kom också från sina städer för att strida.
8 När David hörde detta, sände han i väg Joab med hela hären, de tappraste krigarna. 9 Och ammoniterna drog ut och ställde upp sig till strid vid ingången till staden. Men de kungar som hade kommit dit gick i ställning för sig själva på fältet.
10 Joab såg att han hade fiender både framför sig och bakom sig. Han valde då ut en del av Israels bästa manskap och ställde upp dem mot arameerna. 11 Resten av hären överlämnade han åt sin bror Abisaj och de gick i ställning mot ammoniterna. 12 Han sade: "Om arameerna blir mig för starka, skall du komma till min hjälp, och om Ammons barn blir dig för starka, skall jag hjälpa dig. 13 Var modig! Låt oss strida tappert för vårt folk och för vår Guds städer. Herren må göra vad han finner vara bäst."
14 Därefter ryckte Joab fram med sitt folk till strid mot arameerna, och de flydde för honom. 15 När ammoniterna såg att arameerna tog till flykten, flydde också de för hans bror Abisaj och begav sig in i staden. Och Joab kom till Jerusalem.
16 Då arameerna såg att de hade blivit slagna av Israel, sände de bud efter de arameer som bodde på andra sidan floden. De ryckte ut anförda av Sofak, Hadadezers befälhavare. 17 När David fick veta detta, samlade han hela Israel och gick över Jordan, och då han kom fram till dem, gick han i ställning mot dem. Då David hade ställt upp sig i slagordning mot arameerna, gav sig dessa i strid med honom. 18 Men arameerna flydde för Israel, och David dödade av arameerna manskapet på 7 000 vagnar, liksom 40 000 man fotfolk. Befälhavaren Sofak dödade han också. 19 När Hadadezers tjänare såg att de hade blivit besegrade av israeliterna, slöt de fred med David och blev hans tjänare. Efter detta ville arameerna inte längre hjälpa ammoniterna.
1 Chronicles 19
New International Version
David Defeats the Ammonites(A)
19 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites(B) died, and his son succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s envoys came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him, 3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out(C) the country and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved them, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.”
6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious(D) to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents[a] of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim,[b] Aram Maakah and Zobah.(E) 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maakah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba,(F) while the Ammonites were mustered from their towns and moved out for battle.
8 On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men. 9 The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
10 Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans. 11 He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai(G) his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites. 12 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. 13 Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”
14 Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him. 15 When the Ammonites realized that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel(H) and crossed the Jordan; he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him. 18 But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak the commander of their army.
19 When the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him.
So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites anymore.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
1 Chronicles 19
New King James Version
The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated(A)
19 It(B) happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place. 2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came to Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him.
3 And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, [a]“Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”
4 Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments [b]in the middle, at their (C)buttocks, and sent them away. 5 Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from [c]Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, (D)and from [d]Zobah. 7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. 9 Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. 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. 12 Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. 13 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”
14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 15 When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.
16 Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond [e]the River, and [f]Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before them. 17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them. So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed [g]seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand [h]foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army. 19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 19:3 Lit. In your eyes is David honoring your father because
- 1 Chronicles 19:4 in half
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 Heb. Aram Naharaim
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 Zoba, 2 Sam. 10:6
- 1 Chronicles 19:16 The Euphrates
- 1 Chronicles 19:16 Zoba, 2 Sam. 10:6, or Shobach, 2 Sam. 10:16
- 1 Chronicles 19:18 seven hundred, 2 Sam. 10:18
- 1 Chronicles 19:18 horsemen, 2 Sam. 10:18
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