1Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.stylus1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:2, 1 Samuel 12:12, 2 Samuel 10:1, 2 Samuel 10:192And 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,stylusDeuteronomy 23:3, Deuteronomy 23:6, Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, 1 Samuel 30:263the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”stylusJudges 18:8, Judges 18:10, 1 Samuel 29:9, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:184So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.stylus2 Samuel 10:4, 2 Samuel 10:5, 2 Samuel 10:4, 2 Samuel 10:5, Psalms 35:125When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”stylusJudges 16:22, 1 Kings 16:34, Matthew 18:31, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 6:266When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.stylus1 Chronicles 18:9, Genesis 34:30, 2 Samuel 10:6, 1 Chronicles 18:5, 1 Chronicles 18:97So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.stylusJoshua 13:9, Numbers 21:30, Joshua 13:9, Numbers 21:30, Joshua 13:168On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.stylus1 Chronicles 11:6, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 11:47, 2 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 23:399The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.stylus1 Kings 20:1, 2 Samuel 10:8, 1 Samuel 17:2, 2 Samuel 18:4, Isaiah 28:610When 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.stylusJoshua 8:22, Judges 20:42, Judges 20:43, 2 Samuel 10:9, 2 Samuel 10:1411And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.stylus1 Chronicles 18:12, 1 Chronicles 18:12, 1 Chronicles 11:20, 1 Chronicles 19:9, 1 Chronicles 11:2012“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.stylusNehemiah 4:20, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 1:28, Nehemiah 4:20, Philippians 1:2713Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”stylusNehemiah 4:14, Psalms 27:14, Joshua 10:25, 2 Samuel 10:12, Nehemiah 4:1414So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.stylus1 Kings 20:13, Jeremiah 46:15, Jeremiah 46:16, 1 Kings 20:19, 1 Kings 20:2115When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.stylusLeviticus 26:7, Romans 8:31, Leviticus 26:7, Romans 8:3116When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.stylus2 Samuel 10:16, 2 Samuel 10:16, Zechariah 14:1, Zechariah 14:3, Zechariah 14:117When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.stylus1 Chronicles 19:9, Isaiah 22:6, Isaiah 22:7, 1 Chronicles 19:9, Isaiah 22:618But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.stylus2 Samuel 10:18, 2 Samuel 10:18, Psalms 18:32, Psalms 46:11, 1 Chronicles 19:1319When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.stylus1 Kings 20:12, Joshua 9:9, Joshua 9:11, Genesis 14:4, Genesis 14:5