King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And it came to pass[H1961] after[H310] this,[H3651] that the king[H4428] of the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] died,[H4191] and Hanun[H2586] his son[H1121] reigned[H4427] in his stead.[H8478]

2. Then said[H559] David,[H1732] I will show[H6213] kindness[H2617] unto[H5973] Hanun[H2586] the son[H1121] of Nahash,[H5176] as[H834] his father[H1] showed[H6213] kindness[H2617] unto[H5973] me. And David[H1732] sent[H7971] to comfort[H5162] him by the hand[H3027] of his servants[H5650] for[H413] his father.[H1] And David's[H1732] servants[H5650] came[H935] into the land[H776] of the children[H1121] of Ammon.[H5983]

3. And the princes[H8269] of the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] said[H559] unto[H413] Hanun[H2586] their lord,[H113] Thinkest[H5869] thou that David[H1732] doth honor[H3513] [H853] thy father,[H1] that[H3588] he hath sent[H7971] comforters[H5162] unto thee? hath not[H3808] David[H1732] rather sent[H7971] [H853] his servants[H5650] unto[H413] thee, to[H5668] search[H2713] [H853] the city,[H5892] and to spy it out,[H7270] and to overthrow[H2015] it?

4. Wherefore Hanun[H2586] took[H3947] David's[H1732] [H853] servants,[H5650] and shaved off[H1548] the[H853] one half[H2677] of their beards,[H2206] and cut off[H3772] [H853] their garments[H4063] in the middle,[H2677] even to[H5704] their buttocks,[H8357] and sent them away.[H7971]

5. When they told[H5046] it unto David,[H1732] he sent[H7971] to meet[H7125] them, because[H3588] the men[H376] were[H1961] greatly[H3966] ashamed:[H3637] and the king[H4428] said,[H559] Tarry[H3427] at Jericho[H3405] until[H5704] your beards[H2206] be grown,[H6779] and then return.[H7725]

6. And when the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] saw[H7200] that[H3588] they stank[H887] before David,[H1732] the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] sent[H7971] and hired[H7936] [H853] the Syrians[H758] of Beth-rehob,[H1050] and the Syrians[H758] of Zoba,[H6678] twenty[H6242] thousand[H505] footmen,[H7273] and of king[H4428] Maacah[H4601] a thousand[H505] men,[H376] and of Ish-tob[H382] twelve[H8147] [H6240] thousand[H505] men.[H376]

7. And when David[H1732] heard[H8085] of it, he sent[H7971] [H853] Joab,[H3097] and all[H3605] the host[H6635] of the mighty men.[H1368]

8. And the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] came out,[H3318] and put the battle[H4421] in array[H6186] at the entering[H6607] in of the gate:[H8179] and the Syrians[H758] of Zoba,[H6678] and of Rehob,[H7340] and Ishtob,[H382] and Maacah,[H4601] were by themselves[H905] in the field.[H7704]

9. When Joab[H3097] saw[H7200] that[H3588] the front[H6440] of the battle[H4421] was[H1961] against[H413] him before[H4480] [H6440] and behind,[H4480] [H268] he chose[H977] of all[H4480] [H3605] the choice[H977] men of Israel,[H3478] and put them in array[H6186] against[H7125] the Syrians: [H758]

10. And the rest[H3499] of the people[H5971] he delivered[H5414] into the hand[H3027] of Abishai[H52] his brother,[H251] that he might put them in array[H6186] against[H7125] the children[H1121] of Ammon.[H5983]

11. And he said,[H559] If[H518] the Syrians[H758] be too strong[H2388] for[H4480] me, then thou shalt[H1961] help[H3444] me: but if[H518] the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] be too strong[H2388] for[H4480] thee, then I will come[H1980] and help[H3467] thee.

12. Be of good courage,[H2388] and let us play the men[H2388] for[H1157] our people,[H5971] and for[H1157] the cities[H5892] of our God:[H430] and the LORD[H3068] do[H6213] that which seemeth[H5869] him good.[H2896]

13. And Joab[H3097] drew nigh,[H5066] and the people[H5971] that[H834] were with[H5973] him, unto the battle[H4421] against the Syrians:[H758] and they fled[H5127] before[H4480] [H6440] him.

14. And when the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] saw[H7200] that[H3588] the Syrians[H758] were fled,[H5127] then fled[H5127] they also before[H4480] [H6440] Abishai,[H52] and entered[H935] into the city.[H5892] So Joab[H3097] returned[H7725] from[H4480] [H5921] the children[H1121] of Ammon,[H5983] and came[H935] to Jerusalem.[H3389]

15. And when the Syrians[H758] saw[H7200] that[H3588] they were smitten[H5062] before[H6440] Israel,[H3478] they gathered themselves[H622] together.[H3162]

16. And Hadarezer[H1928] sent,[H7971] and brought out[H3318] [H853] the Syrians[H758] that[H834] were beyond[H4480] [H5676] the river:[H5104] and they came[H935] to Helam;[H2431] and Shobach[H7731] the captain[H8269] of the host[H6635] of Hadarezer[H1928] went before[H6440] them.

17. And when it was told[H5046] David,[H1732] he gathered all Israel together,[H622] [H853] [H3605] [H3478] and passed over[H5674] [H853] Jordan,[H3383] and came[H935] to Helam.[H2431] And the Syrians[H758] set themselves in array[H6186] against[H7125] David,[H1732] and fought[H3898] with[H5973] him.

18. And the Syrians[H758] fled[H5127] before[H4480] [H6440] Israel;[H3478] and David[H1732] slew[H2026] the men of seven[H7651] hundred[H3967] chariots[H7393] of the Syrians,[H4480] [H758] and forty[H705] thousand[H505] horsemen,[H6571] and smote[H5221] Shobach[H7731] the captain[H8269] of their host,[H6635] who died[H4191] there.[H8033]

19. And when all[H3605] the kings[H4428] that were servants[H5650] to Hadarezer[H1928] saw[H7200] that[H3588] they were smitten[H5062] before[H6440] Israel,[H3478] they made peace[H7999] with[H854] Israel,[H3478] and served[H5647] them. So the Syrians[H758] feared[H3372] to help[H3467] [H853] the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983] any more.[H5750]