2 Samuel 10:6-19
Legacy Standard Bible
6 Then the sons of Ammon saw that (A)they had become odious to David. So the sons of Ammon sent and (B)hired the Arameans of (C)Beth-rehob and the (D)Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of (E)Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men. 7 Then David heard of it and sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men. 8 And the sons of Ammon came out and arranged themselves for battle (F)at the entrance of the gate of the city. But the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of (G)Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
David Defeats Ammon and Aram
9 Then Joab saw that [a]the battle was set against him from the front and from the rear. So he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and they arranged themselves to meet the Arameans. 10 But the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother; and he arranged them to meet the sons of Ammon. 11 And he said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall save me, but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to save you. 12 (H)Be strong, and let us show strength for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and (I)may Yahweh do what is good in His sight.” 13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Arameans, and (J)they fled before him. 14 Now the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled. So they also fled before Abishai and came into the city. (K)Then Joab returned from fighting against the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
15 Then the Arameans saw that they had been [b]defeated by Israel. So they gathered themselves together. 16 (L)And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the [c]River, and they came to Helam; and (M)Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [d]led them. 17 And it was told to David, so he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans arranged themselves to meet David and fought against him. 18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed of the Arameans (N)700 charioteers and 40,000 horsemen and struck down Shobach the commander of their army, and he died there. 19 Then all the kings, the servants of Hadadezer, saw that they were [e]defeated by Israel. So (O)they made peace with Israel and served them. And the Arameans were afraid to save the sons of Ammon anymore.
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- 2 Samuel 10:9 Lit the faces of the battle were against
- 2 Samuel 10:15 Lit smitten before
- 2 Samuel 10:16 The Euphrates River
- 2 Samuel 10:16 Lit before
- 2 Samuel 10:19 Lit smitten before
2 Samuel 10:6-19
Lexham English Bible
Israel Fights Ammon and Aram
6 When the Ammonites[a] saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites[b] sent word and hired Aram Beth-Rehob and Aram-Zobah, twenty thousand infantry; and they also hired the king of Maacah, a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men. 7 When David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors. 8 The Ammonites[c] came out and drew up a battle formation[d] at the entrance of the gate, but Aram-Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were alone in the open field. 9 When Joab saw that the battle was to be fought on two fronts,[e] he chose from all the members of the elite troops of Israel and lined them up for battle[f] to meet Aram. 10 The rest of the army he placed into the hand of his brother Abishai, who arranged them in battle lines[g] to meet the Ammonites.[h] 11 Then he said, “If Aram is stronger than I am, you must become my deliverer; but if the Ammonites[i] are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you. 12 Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves for the sake of the people and for the sake of the cities of our God. May Yahweh do what is good in his eyes. 13 Joab and all the people who were with him moved forward into the battle against Aram, and they fled from before him. 14 When the Ammonites[j] saw that Aram had fled, they fled from before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites[k] and came to Jerusalem.
The Arameans Regroup for Attack
15 When the Arameans saw that they were defeated before Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam. Now Shobach, the commander of the army of Hadadezer, was at their head.[l] 17 David was told, so he gathered all Israel and crossed over the Jordan and came to Helam. Aram arranged themselves in battle lines[m] to meet David, and they fought with him. 18 And Aram fled before Israel, and David killed from the Arameans seven hundred chariot teams and forty thousand horsemen. He struck down Shobach, the commander of his army, and he died there. 19 When all the kings, the servants of Hadadezer, saw that he had been defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them, and Aram was afraid to help the Ammonites[n] any longer.
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- 2 Samuel 10:6 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:6 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:8 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:8 Literally “drew up battle”
- 2 Samuel 10:9 Literally “the face of the battle was against him in front and in the rear”
- 2 Samuel 10:9 Literally “arrayed”
- 2 Samuel 10:10 Literally “arrayed”
- 2 Samuel 10:10 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:11 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:14 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:14 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 10:16 Literally “before the face of them”
- 2 Samuel 10:17 Literally “arrayed”
- 2 Samuel 10:19 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
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