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LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of
Sennacherib, which hath sent
him to reproach the living God.
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning
him; The virgin the daughter of
Zion hath
despised thee, and
laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee.
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against
him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of
Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god
Nisroch, his sons
Adrammelech and Sharezer put
him to the sword and escaped to the land of
Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
In those days was
Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to
him, and said unto
him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
In those days
Hezekiah became
mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to
him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
And it came to pass,
afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to
him, saying,
Before Isaiah had left the middle
courtyard, the word of the LORD came to
him, saying,
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king
Hezekiah, and said unto
him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And
Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
Then the prophet Isaiah went to King
Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,”
Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to
provoke him to anger.
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced
sorcery and
divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD,
provoking Him to anger.
Because
Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the
Amorites did, which were before
him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
“Since
Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the
Amorites who preceded
him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
And the servants of Amon
conspired against
him, and
slew the king in his own house.
Then the servants of Amon
conspired against
him and killed the king in his palace.
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
But to the king of Judah which sent you to
enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to
him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
And as
Josiah turned
himself, he
spied the
sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the
sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and
polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
And as
Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the
hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to
defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had
foretold these things.
Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told
him, It is the
sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of
Bethel.
Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and pronounced these things that you have done to the altar of
Bethel.”
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
“Let
him rest,” said
Josiah. “Do not let
anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Neither before nor after
Josiah was there any king like
him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath,
wherewith his anger was
kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that
Manasseh had
provoked him withal.
Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the
fury of His burning anger, which was
kindled against Judah because of all that
Manasseh had done to
provoke Him to anger.
In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king
Josiah went against
him; and he
slew him at
Megiddo, when he had seen
him.
At the end of
Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King
Josiah went out to
confront him, but Neco faced
him and killed
him at
Megiddo.
From
Megiddo his servants carried his body in a
chariot, brought
him to Jerusalem, and buried
him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took
Jehoahaz son of
Josiah,
anointed him, and made
him king in place of his father.
And Pharaoh-nechoh put
him in bands at Riblah in the land of
Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned
Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of
Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a
levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of
Josiah king in the room of
Josiah his father, and turned his name to
Jehoiakim, and took
Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of
Josiah king in place of his father
Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to
Jehoiakim. But Neco took
Jehoahaz and carried
him off to Egypt, where he died.
In his days
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and
Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against
him.
And the LORD sent against
him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of
Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
And
Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took
him in the eighth year of his reign.
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took
him captive.
And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook
him in the plains of
Jericho: and all his army were scattered from
him.
but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook
him in the plains of
Jericho, and all his army was separated from
him.
So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.
And they
slew the sons of
Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of
Zedekiah, and bound
him with
fetters of brass, and carried
him to Babylon.
And they slaughtered the sons of
Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound
him with bronze
shackles, and took
him to Babylon.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with
him, and
smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with
him at
Mizpah.
In the seventh month, however,
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with
him at
Mizpah.
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
And he spoke kindly to
Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with
him in Babylon.
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
So
Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he
dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
And the king provided
Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto
him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the
firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he
slew him.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to
him by Bath-shua the
Canaanite. Er, Judah’s
firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put
him to death.
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to
him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and
Caleb.
And when Azubah was dead,
Caleb took unto
him Ephrath, which bare
him Hur.
When Azubah died,
Caleb married
Ephrath, who bore to
him Hur.
And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead, whom he married when he was
threescore years old; and she bare
him Segub.
Later, Hezron
slept with the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to
him Segub.
And after that Hezron was dead in
Caleb-ephratah, then
Abiah Hezron’s wife bare
him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
After Hezron died in
Caleb-ephrathah, his wife
Abijah bore to
him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
Nadab and Abishur. Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to
him Ahban and Molid.
And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto
him in
Hebron; the
firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of
Abigail the Carmelitess:
These six were born unto
him in
Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
These six sons were born to David in
Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
And these were born unto
him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and
Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
and these sons were born to
him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to
him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest
bless me indeed, and
enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not
grieve me! And God granted
him that which he requested.
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would
bless me and
enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from
harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of
him came the chief ruler; but the
birthright was Joseph’s:)
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from
him, the
birthright belonged to Joseph.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they
cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in
him.
And because they
cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Machir’s wife
Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named
him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
And Ephraim their father
mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort
him.
Their father Ephraim
mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort
him.
And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
And again he
slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named
him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
And
Phinehas the son of
Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with
him.
In earlier times
Phinehas son of
Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with
him.
And the battle went
sore against Saul, and the archers
hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
When the battle
intensified against Saul, the archers overtook
him and wounded
him.
And when they had
stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry
tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
They
stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his
armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to
proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.
And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he
slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of
Jesse.
and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put
him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of
Jesse.
Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to
Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in
Hebron before the LORD; and they
anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at
Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they
anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.
And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel,
bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his
spear against three hundred slain by
him at one time.
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he
wielded his
spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
Next in command was
Eleazar son of
Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.
And he
slew an Egyptian, a man of great
stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a
spear like a
weaver’s beam; and he went down to
him with a staff, and
plucked the
spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and
slew him with his own
spear.
He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a
spear like a
weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against
him with a club,
snatched the
spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own
spear.
Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,
Now these are they that came to David to
Ziklag, while he yet kept
himself close because of Saul the son of
Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
Now these were the men who came to David at
Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of
Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped
him in battle;
And there fell some of
Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon
advisement sent
him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the
jeopardy of our heads.
Some from
Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the
Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
As he went to
Ziklag, there fell to
him of
Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and
Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of
Manasseh.
When David went to
Ziklag, these men of
Manasseh defected to
him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad,
Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in
Manasseh.
For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to
Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to
him, according to the word of the LORD.
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at
Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to
him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”
And the anger of the LORD was
kindled against Uzza, and he
smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
So David brought not the ark home to
himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite.
So he did not move the ark with
him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build
him an house.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with
cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for
him.
And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
And David realized that the LORD had established
him as king over Israel and had highly
exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon,
These are the names of the children born to
him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab,
Nathan, Solomon,
And when the Philistines heard that David was
anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
When the Philistines heard that David had been
anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of
him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.
And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and
wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto
him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”
Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto
him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the
mulberry trees.
So David again inquired of God, who answered
him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the
balsam trees.
David therefore did as God commanded
him: and they
smote the host of the Philistines from
Gibeon even to
Gazer.
So David did as God had commanded
him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from
Gibeon to
Gezer.
And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.
And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before
Him forever.”
For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God
burst forth in anger against us. For we did not
consult Him about the proper order.”
And David was clothed with a
robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon
him an
ephod of linen.
Now David was dressed in a
robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also
wore a linen
ephod.
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she
despised him in her heart.
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and
celebrating, and she
despised him in her heart.
Asaph the chief, and next to
him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-
edom: and Jeiel with
psalteries and with harps; but
Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
Asaph was the chief,
Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-
edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while
Asaph sounded the cymbals
Sing unto
him, sing psalms unto
him, talk ye of all his
wondrous works.
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and
gladness are in his place.
Splendor and majesty are before
Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling.
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before
him: worship the LORD in the beauty of
holiness.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before
Him. Worship the LORD in the
splendor of His
holiness;
Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
tremble before
Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
But I will settle
him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for
evermore.
But I will set
him over My house and My kingdom
forever, and his throne will be established
forever.”
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to
redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to
redeem as a people for
Himself? You made a name for
Yourself through great and
awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou
wilt build
him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.
And he
smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
David captured from
him a thousand
chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he
hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the
chariots.
Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
Then 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.
He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to
enquire of his
welfare, and to
congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and
smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with
him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
he sent his son Hadoram to
greet King David and
bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
And David said, I will
shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort
him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of
Ammon to Hanun, to comfort
him.
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to
console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the
Ammonites to
console him,
Now when
Joab saw that the battle was set against
him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians.
When
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.