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          DASV: 2 Samuel 10    

1 Some time later the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun
his son reigned in his place.
2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash,
just as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent his
servants to express sympathy concerning the loss of his
father. David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites.
3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord,
"Do you really think that David is honoring your father by
sending men with condolences to you? Hasn't David sent his
servants to you to search and spy out the city, and to
overthrow it?"
4 So Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half of their
beards and cut off their clothes in the middle exposing
their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When David heard what had happened, he summoned them,
for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at
Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.

6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench
to David, the Ammonites sent and hired 20,000 Aramean foot
soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zobah, along with 1,000 men
from king of Maacah, and 12,000 men from Tob.
7 When David heard about it, he sent Joab, and all the army
of the mighty men.
8 The Ammonites came out, and took up battle positions at
the entrance of the gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and
Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves
in the open field.

9 Now when Joab saw that the battle fronts were set against
him both in front of him and behind, he chose some of the
best troops of Israel, and deployed them against the Arameans.
10 The rest of the people he put under the charge of Abishai
his brother and deployed them against the Ammonites.
11 Then he said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me,
then you come and help me; but if the Ammonites are too
strong for you, then I will come and help you.
12 Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people,
and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do whatever
seems good to him."

13 So Joab and the people that were with him moved out for
the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.
14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they
likewise fled before Abishai, and pulled back into the city.
Then Joab stopped fighting with the Ammonites, and returned
to Jerusalem.

15 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel,
they gathered themselves together.
16 Then Hadadezer sent for reinforcements from the Arameans
who were beyond the Euphrates River. They came to Helam,
with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer as their head.
17 When David was told about this, he gathered all Israel
together, and crossed over the Jordan River and came to Helam.
The Arameans took up their battle positions against David,
and fought with him.
18 But the Arameans fled before Israel and David slew 700 Aramean
charioteers, 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach the captain
of their host, so that he died there.
19 When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that
they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel
and served them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the
Ammonites anymore.

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