I Chronicles Chapter 19

I Chronicles Chapter 19
1 After this also Nahash the king of the
children of Ammon died, and his son
reigned in his stead.
2 And David said, I will show kindness
unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because
his father showed kindness unto me. And
David sent messengers to comfort him
for his father. So the servants of David
came into the land of the children of
Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
3 And the princes of the children of
Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that
David doth honor thy father, that he hath
sent comforters unto thee? Are not his
servants come to thee to search, to seek
and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David's
servants, and shaved them, and cut off
their garments by the half unto the
buttocks, and sent them away.
5 And there went certain and told David
concerning the men: and he sent to meet
them (for the men were exceedingly
ashamed) and the king said, Tarry at
Jericho, until your beards be grown: then
return.
6 When the children of Ammon saw that
they stank in the sight of David, then sent
Hanun and the children of Ammon a
thousand talents of silver to hire them
chariots and horsemen out of Aram
[Syria] Naharaim and out of Aram
[Syria] Maachah, and out of Zobah.
7 And they hired them two and thirty
thousand chariots, and the king of
Maachah and his people, which came
and pitched before Medeba: and the
children of Ammon gathered themselves
together from their cities, and came to
the battle.
8 And when David heard, he sent Joab
and all the host of the valiant men. 9 And
the children of Ammon came out, and set
their battle in array at the gate of the city.
And the kings that were come, were by
themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw that the front of the
battle was against him before and
behind, then he chose out of all the
choice of Israel, and set himself in array
to meet the Aramites [Syrians].
11 And the rest of the people he
delivered unto the hand of Abishai his
brother, and they put themselves in array
against the children of Ammon. 12 And
he said, If Aram [Syria] be too strong for
me, then thou shalt succor me: and if the
children of Ammon prevail against thee,
then I will succor thee. 13 Be strong, and
let us show ourselves valiant for our
people, and for the cities of our God,
and let the Lord do that which is good in
his own sight. 14 So Joab and the people
that was with him, came near before the
Aramites
[Syrians] unto the battle, and they fled
before him.
15 And when the children of Ammon
saw that the Aramites [Syrians] led, they
fled also before Abishai his brother, and
entered into the city: so Joab came to
Jerusalem.
16 And when the Aramites [Syrians]
saw that they were discomfited before
Israel, they sent messengers and caused
the Aramites [Syrians] to come forth that
were beyond the river: and Shophach the
captain of the host of Hadadezer wen t
before them.
17 And when it was showed David, he
gathered all Israel, and went over
Jordan, and came unto them, and put
himself in array against them: And when
David had put himself in battle array to
meet the Aramites [Syrians], they fought
with him.
18 But the Aramites [Syrians] fled
before Israel, and David destroyed of
the Aramites [Syrians] seven thousand
chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and
killed Shophach the captain of the host.
19 And when the servants of Hadadezer
saw that they fell before Israel, they
made peace with David, and served him.
And the Aramites [Syrians] would no
more succor the children of Ammon.