1Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.stylus1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:3, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:3, 1 Chronicles 19:12And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,stylus1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:1, Nehemiah 13:1, Nehemiah 13:3, Deuteronomy 23:33the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”stylusGenesis 42:16, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:9, 1 Corinthians 13:54So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.stylusIsaiah 20:4, Isaiah 20:4, Jeremiah 41:5, Jeremiah 41:5, Isaiah 15:25When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”stylus1 Chronicles 19:5, 1 Chronicles 19:5, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 16:346When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.stylus2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:5, Genesis 34:307On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.stylus1 Chronicles 19:8, 1 Chronicles 19:19, 2 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 23:39, 1 Chronicles 19:88The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.stylus2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, Numbers 13:21, 1 Chronicles 19:7, Judges 1:319When 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.stylusJudges 20:42, Judges 20:43, Joshua 8:21, Joshua 8:22, Judges 20:4210And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.stylus11“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.stylusGalatians 6:2, Galatians 6:2, Romans 15:1, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 1:2812Be 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.”stylus1 Corinthians 16:13, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:6, 1 Samuel 3:1813So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.stylus1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:21, 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:21, 1 Chronicles 19:1414When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.stylus15When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.stylusPsalms 2:1, Revelation 19:19, Revelation 19:21, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:1016Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.stylus1 Chronicles 19:16, 1 Chronicles 19:16, 2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:8, 2 Samuel 8:317When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.stylus1 Chronicles 19:17, 1 Chronicles 19:1718But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.stylus1 Chronicles 19:18, 1 Chronicles 19:18, Judges 5:26, 2 Samuel 8:4, Psalms 18:3819When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.stylus2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 8:6, Judges 1:7, Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5