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    2 Samuel 10

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    A condolence visit becomes a war because Hanun’s advisers see spies where David sent mourners; the unfortunate messengers then acquire the chapter’s most exact beard-based timetable.

    The condolences that went sidewaysvv. 1–6

    The king of the Ammonites dies, and Hanun succeeds him. David, remembering kindness from Hanun’s father Nahash, sends servants to console the new king. Hanun’s princes suspect an inspection disguised as sympathy, and Hanun responds with an astonishingly measured insult: half-beards, shortened garments, and exile until the hair returns. The insult leaves the Ammonites a stench to David, so they hire soldiers from Beth-rehob, Zobah, Maacah, and Tob.

    Two fronts, one arrangementvv. 7–14

    David sends Joab and the entire army of mighty men. The Ammonites stand at the city gate while their hired allies wait in the open country, leaving Joab with battle lines both before him and behind him. He divides Israel’s best men against the Arameans and places the rest under Abishai against the Ammonites, with a rescue arrangement between the brothers. Joab advances; the Arameans flee, the Ammonites follow, and Joab returns to Jerusalem.

    The second army and the larger defeatvv. 15–19

    Defeat does not settle the Arameans. Hadadezer sends for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates, and Shobach leads them to Helam. David gathers all Israel, crosses the Jordan, and meets them there. The Arameans flee again; Shobach dies, and the kings subject to Hadadezer make peace with Israel. The chapter ends with the Arameans afraid to help the Ammonites anymore—a remarkably firm conclusion to a quarrel that began with a funeral visit.

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    1. 2 Sam 10:1Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.

    2. 2 Sam 10:2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

    3. 2 Sam 10:3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

    4. 2 Sam 10:4So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

    5. 2 Sam 10:5When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

    6. 2 Sam 10:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

    7. 2 Sam 10:7On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

    8. 2 Sam 10:8The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

    9. 2 Sam 10:9When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

    10. 2 Sam 10:10And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

    11. 2 Sam 10:11“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

    12. 2 Sam 10:12Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

    13. 2 Sam 10:13So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

    14. 2 Sam 10:14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.

    15. 2 Sam 10:15When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.

    16. 2 Sam 10:16Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

    17. 2 Sam 10:17When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.

    18. 2 Sam 10:18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.

    19. 2 Sam 10:19When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

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    • 121 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
    • 12Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
    • 4Isaiah 20:4so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
    • 21 Samuel 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
    • 12Nehemiah 4:14After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
    • 12Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
    • 121 Samuel 3:18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
    • 62 Samuel 8:5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
    • 62 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
    • 121 Samuel 4:9Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
    • 12Judges 10:15“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
    • 181 Chronicles 19:18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
    • 121 Chronicles 19:13Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
    • 192 Samuel 8:6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
    • 2Deuteronomy 23:3–6No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
    • 2Nehemiah 13:1–3At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

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