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2 Samuelsboken 10
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
2 Samuelsboken 10
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
David besegrar araméerna
(1 Krön 19:1-19)
10 En tid därefter dog Ammons kung och hans son Hanun efterträdde honom.
2 ”Jag vill visa min vänskap mot Hanun, eftersom hans far visade mig vänskap”, tänkte David och sände budbärare för att beklaga hans fars död. Men när Davids sändebud kom till ammoniternas land, 3 sa de ammonitiska furstarna till honom: ”Låt inte lura dig att David har skickat hit de där männen med tröst för din fars skull! De har kommit för att spionera på staden[a] och spana för att de ska kunna inta den.”
4 Hanun grep då Davids sändebud, lät raka av dem halva skägget och klippa av nedre hälften av deras kläder, innan han skickade iväg dem. 5 När David hörde vad som hänt, skickade han män för att möta dem eftersom de hade blivit så kränkta och uppmanade dem att stanna kvar i Jeriko tills skägget hade vuxit ut och sedan komma tillbaka.
6 När ammoniterna förstod att de hade gjort sig förhatliga för David, sände de bud och lejde 20 000 arameiska män från Bet-Rechov och Sova. Kungen i Maaka ställde upp med 1 000 man och 12 000 kom från Tov.
7 När David fick höra detta, skickade han ut Joav med hela hären, elittrupperna. 8 Ammoniterna ställde upp utanför stadsporten, medan araméerna från Rechov och Sova och männen från Maaka och Tov grupperade sig i det öppna landskapet. 9 När Joav insåg att han hade fientliga styrkor både framför och bakom sig, valde han ut de bästa krigarna i Israel och ställde upp dem mot araméerna. 10 Resten av armén överlämnade han åt sin bror Avishaj, och de ställde upp sig mot ammoniterna.
11 Joav sa: ”Om araméerna är för starka för mig, får du komma och rädda mig. Och om ammoniterna är för starka för dig, kommer jag och räddar dig. 12 Var stark och modig och låt oss kämpa tappert för vårt folk och för vår Guds städer! Sedan gör Herren vad han finner vara bäst.”
13 När Joav och hans soldater anföll araméerna, flydde de för honom. 14 När ammoniterna såg att araméerna flydde, flydde de för Avishaj in i staden. Joav lämnade dem då i fred och återvände till Jerusalem.
15 Men när araméerna insåg att de hade blivit besegrade av Israel, grupperade de om sina styrkor. 16 Hadadeser sände då bud efter araméer från andra sidan floden Eufrat. De kom till Helam under befäl av Shovak, överbefälhavaren över Hadadesers här.
17 Då David fick höra detta, samlade han hela Israels armé och tågade över Jordan till Helam. Där ställde araméerna upp och gav sig i strid med David. 18 De flydde för Israel, och David dödade 700 stridsvagnssoldater och 40 000 ryttare. Överbefälhavare Shovak slogs också ner och dog där. 19 När Hadadesers alla lydkungar insåg att de blivit slagna av Israel, slöt de fred med Israel och blev deras undersåtar.
Araméerna ville sedan inte längre hjälpa ammoniterna.
Footnotes
- 10:3 Rabba, ammoniternas huvudstad. Rabba är nuvarande Amman, Jordaniens huvudstad.
2 Samuel 10
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 10
New American Standard Bible 1995
Ammon and Aram Defeated
10 (A)Now it happened afterwards that (B)the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son became king in his place. 2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of (C)Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent [a]some of his servants to console him concerning his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites, 3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “[b]Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent consolers to you? (D)Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun took David’s servants and (E)shaved off half of their beards, and (F)cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. 5 When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “[c]Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”
6 Now when the sons of Ammon saw that (G)they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and (H)hired the Arameans of (I)Beth-rehob and the (J)Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of (K)Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men. 7 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men. 8 The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array (L)at the entrance of the [d]city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of (M)Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
9 Now when Joab saw that [e]the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Arameans. 10 But the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the sons of Ammon. 11 He said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to help you. 12 (N)Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and (O)may the Lord do what is good in His sight.” 13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and (P)they fled before him. 14 When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled, they also fled before Abishai and entered the city. (Q)Then Joab returned from fighting against the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
15 When the Arameans saw that they had been [f]defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 (R)And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the [g]River, and they came to Helam; and (S)Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [h]led them. 17 Now when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans arrayed themselves to meet David and fought against him. 18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed (T)700 charioteers of the Arameans and 40,000 horsemen and struck down Shobach the commander of their army, and he died there. 19 When all the kings, servants of Hadadezer, saw that they were [i]defeated by Israel, (U)they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Arameans feared to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 10:2 Lit by the hand of
- 2 Samuel 10:3 Lit In your eyes is David honoring
- 2 Samuel 10:5 Lit Return to
- 2 Samuel 10:8 Lit gate
- 2 Samuel 10:9 Lit the faces of the battle were against
- 2 Samuel 10:15 Lit smitten before
- 2 Samuel 10:16 I.e. Euphrates
- 2 Samuel 10:16 Lit before
- 2 Samuel 10:19 Lit smitten before
2 Samuel 10
New International Version
2 Samuel 10
New International Version
David Defeats the Ammonites(A)
10 In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash,(B) just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s men came to the land of the Ammonites, 3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Hasn’t David sent them to you only to explore the city and spy it out(C) and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off half of each man’s beard,(D) cut off their garments at the buttocks,(E) and sent them away.
5 When David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet the men, 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(F) to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean(G) foot soldiers from Beth Rehob(H) and Zobah,(I) as well as the king of Maakah(J) with a thousand men, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.(K)
7 On hearing this, David sent Joab(L) out with the entire army of fighting men. 8 The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of their city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maakah were by themselves in the open country.
9 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. 10 He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai(M) his brother and deployed them against the Ammonites. 11 Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to come to my rescue; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you. 12 Be strong,(N) and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”(O)
13 Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him. 14 When the Ammonites(P) realized that the Arameans were fleeing, they fled before Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab returned from fighting the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
15 After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they regrouped. 16 Hadadezer had Arameans brought from beyond the Euphrates River; they went to Helam, with Shobak the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan and went to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him. 18 But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers.[a] He also struck down Shobak the commander of their army, and he died there. 19 When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace with the Israelites and became subject(Q) to them.
So the Arameans(R) were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 10:18 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 19:18); Hebrew horsemen
2 Samuel 10
King James Version
2 Samuel 10
King James Version
10 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because 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 stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
11 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 come and help thee.
12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that which seemeth him good.
13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
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