1 E aconteceu, depois disto que Naás, rei dos filhos de Amom, morreu; e seu filho reinou em seu lugar.

2 Então disse Davi: Usarei de benevolência com Hanum, filho de Naás, porque seu pai usou de benevolência comigo. Por isso Davi enviou mensageiros para o consolarem acerca de seu pai. E, chegando os servos de Davi à terra dos filhos de Amom, a Hanum, para o consolarem,

3 Disseram os príncipes dos filhos de Amom a Hanum: Pensas porventura, que foi para honrar teu pai aos teus olhos, que Davi te mandou consoladores? Não vieram seus servos a ti, a esquadrinhar, e a transtornar, e a espiar a terra?

4 Por isso Hanum tomou os servos de Davi, e raspou-os, e cortou-lhes as vestes no meio até à coxa da perna, e os despediu.

5 E foram-se, e avisaram a Davi acerca daqueles homens; e enviou ele mensageiros a encontrá-los; porque aqueles homens estavam sobremaneira envergonhados. Disse, pois, o rei: Deixai-vos ficar em Jericó, até que vos torne a crescer a barba, e então voltai.

6 Vendo, pois, os filhos de Amom que se tinham feito odiosos para com Davi, enviou Hanum, e os filhos de Amom, mil talentos de prata para alugarem para si carros e cavaleiros da Mesopotâmia, e da Síria de Maaca, e de Zobá.

7 E alugaram para si trinta e dois mil carros, e o rei de Maaca e o seu povo, e eles vieram, e se acamparam diante de Medeba; também os filhos de Amom se ajuntaram das suas cidades, e vieram para a guerra.

8 O que ouvindo Davi, enviou Joabe e todo o exército dos homens valentes.

9 E, saindo os filhos de Amom, ordenaram a batalha à porta da cidade; porém os reis que vieram se puseram à parte no campo.

10 E, vendo Joabe que a batalha estava preparada contra ele, pela frente e pela retaguarda, separou dentre os mais escolhidos de Israel, e os ordenou contra os sírios.

11 E o resto do povo entregou na mão de Abisai, seu irmão; e puseram-se em ordem de batalha contra os filhos de Amom.

12 E disse: Se os sírios forem mais fortes do que eu, tu virás socorrer-me; e, se os filhos de Amom forem mais fortes do que tu, então eu te socorrerei.

13 Esforça-te, e esforcemo-nos pelo nosso povo, e pelas cidades do nosso Deus, e faça o Senhor o que parecer bem aos seus olhos.

14 Então se chegou Joabe, e o povo que tinha consigo, diante dos sírios, para a batalha; e fugiram de diante dele.

15 Vendo, pois, os filhos de Amom que os sírios fugiram, também eles fugiram de diante de Abisai, seu irmão, e entraram na cidade; e veio Joabe para Jerusalém.

16 E, vendo os sírios que foram derrotados diante de Israel, enviaram mensageiros, e fizeram sair os sírios que habitavam do outro lado do rio; e Sofaque, capitão do exército de Hadar-Ezer, marchava diante deles.

17 Do que avisado Davi, ajuntou a todo o Israel, e passou o Jordão, e foi ter com eles, e ordenou contra eles a batalha; e, tendo Davi ordenado a batalha contra os sírios, pelejaram contra ele.

18 Porém os sírios fugiram de diante de Israel, e feriu Davi, dos sírios, os homens de sete mil carros, e quarenta mil homens de pé; e a Sofaque, capitão do exército, matou.

19 Vendo, pois, os servos de Hadar-Ezer que tinham sido feridos diante de Israel, fizeram paz com Davi, e o serviram; e os sírios nunca mais quiseram socorrer os filhos de Amom.

1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

2 And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon

3 But the rulers of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, Do thou think that David honors thy father, in that he has sent comforters to thee? Have not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

4 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 And they came and informed David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Remain at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

6 And when the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out o

7 So they hired for them thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

9 And the sons of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city. And the kings that came were by themselves in the field.

10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and behind, he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

11 And the rest of the company he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the sons of Ammon.

12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

13 Be of good courage, and let us act the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And LORD do that which seems good to him.

14 So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him.

15 And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadarezer at their head.

17 And it was told David. And he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with h

18 And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him, neither would the Syrians help the sons of Ammon any more.