1It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

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1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:3, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:3, 1 Chronicles 19:1

2David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

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1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:1, Nehemiah 13:1, Nehemiah 13:3, Deuteronomy 23:3

3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn't David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

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Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:9, 1 Corinthians 13:5

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

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Isaiah 20:4, Isaiah 20:4, Jeremiah 41:5, Jeremiah 41:5, Isaiah 15:2

5When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."

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1 Chronicles 19:5, 1 Chronicles 19:5, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 16:34

6When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

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2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:5, Genesis 34:30

7When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

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1 Chronicles 19:8, 1 Chronicles 19:19, 2 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 23:39, 1 Chronicles 19:8

8The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

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2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, Numbers 13:21, 1 Chronicles 19:7, Judges 1:31

9Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

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Judges 20:42, Judges 20:43, Joshua 8:21, Joshua 8:22, Judges 20:42

10The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.

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11He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

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Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:2, Romans 15:1, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 1:28

12Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the Lord do that which seems good to him."

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1 Corinthians 16:13, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:6, 1 Samuel 3:18

13So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

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1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:21, 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:21, 1 Chronicles 19:14

14When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

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15When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

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Psalms 2:1, Revelation 19:19, Revelation 19:21, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10

16Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

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1 Chronicles 19:16, 1 Chronicles 19:16, 2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:8, 2 Samuel 8:3

17It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

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1 Chronicles 19:17, 1 Chronicles 19:17

18The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.

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1 Chronicles 19:18, 1 Chronicles 19:18, Judges 5:26, 2 Samuel 8:4, Psalms 18:38

19When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

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2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 8:6, Judges 1:7, Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5