2 Samuel 10:1-5
David's Servants Shamefully Treated... [ Continue Reading ]
David's Servants Shamefully Treated... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun, his son, reigned in his stead.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. Nahash had been defeated by Saul at Jabesh, 1 Samuel 11, but had maintained a friendly attitude toward David, probably also by rendering him some form of assistance during the years of his per... [ Continue Reading ]
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun, their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, literally, "Is David in thine eyes an honorer of thy father," THAT HE HATH SENT COMFORTERS UNTO THEE? HATH NOT DAVID RATHER SENT HIS SERVANTS UNTO THEE TO SEARCH THE CITY, AND TO SPY... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore Hanun, listening to the counsel of his princes, especially as this implied a criticism of his carelessness, TOOK DAVID'S SERVANTS AND SHAVED OFF THE ONE HALF OF THEIR BEARDS, the one side, one of the grossest insults that can be offered an Oriental, who considers his beard the sign of manl... [ Continue Reading ]
When they told it unto David, when the news of this shameful treatment came to him, HE SENT TO MEET THEM, BECAUSE THE MEN WERE GREATLY ASHAMED, disgrace had been heaped upon them; AND THE KING SAID, TARRY AT JERICHO, the district where that city had formerly stood, UNTIL YOUR BEARDS BE GROWN, AND TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, that they had become hateful to him 1 Samuel 13:4, THE CHILDREN OF AMMON SENT AND HIRED THE SYRIANS OF BETH-REHOB, AND THE SYRIANS OF ZOBA, 2 Samuel 8:3, TWENTY THOUSAND FOOTMEN, AND OF KING MAACAH, on the northern border of Bashan, A... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST DEFEAT OF THE ENEMIES... [ Continue Reading ]
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men, literally, "the whole host, the mighty men," the veterans of the many wars in which David had engaged.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Ammon came out, namely, from the strong fortifications of their capital city, AND PUT THE BATTLE IN ARRAY AT THE ENTERING IN OF THE GATE, they formed their battle-front immediately before the city; AND THE SYRIANS OF ZOBA, AND OF REHOB, AND ISHTOB, AND MAACAH, their auxiliaries o... [ Continue Reading ]
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, that he could be attacked by the Syrians in the front, by the Ammonites in the rear, HE CHOSE OF ALL THE CHOICE MEN OF ISRAEL, the best men of his veteran army, AND PUT THEM IN ARRAY AGAINST THE SYRIANS, whom he evidently... [ Continue Reading ]
and the rest of the people he delivered in to the hand of Abishai, his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon. Thus Joab was covered in his rear when he attacked the Syrians and might have support if he needed it.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, if the Syrians be too strong for me, for he intended to attack and defeat the Syrians first, THEN THOU SHALT HELP ME; BUT IF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON BE TOO STRONG FOR THEE, THEN I WILL COME AND HELP THEE. All depended upon the quickness and the force of the double blow as Joab had planned... [ Continue Reading ]
Be of good courage, Abishai himself should be of a fearless temper of mind, AND LET US PLAY THE MEN FOR OUR PEOPLE, true leaders in warlike action, AND FOR THE CITIES OF OUR GOD, for the cities of Israel, for which they were contending, were really the gift of God to His people; AND THE LORD DO THAT... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians, in a quick and vigorous attack against their well-disciplined forges; AND THEY FLED BEFORE HIM, their lines broke at the first onslaught.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered in to the city, they retired into their fortifications. SO JOAB RETURNED FROM THE CHILDREN OF AMMON, AND CAME TO JERUSALEM. His was a brilliant exploit, but not a decisive defeat of the Syr... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, in the battle near Rabbah, THEY GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER, anxious to wipe out the disgrace of their defeat.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FINAL DEFEAT OF THE SYRIANS... [ Continue Reading ]
And Hadarezer, the mightiest Syrian king, SENT, AND BROUGHT OUT THE SYRIANS THAT WERE BEYOND THE RIVER, in Mesopotamia: AND THEY CAME TO HELAM, in the neighborhood of Hamath: AND SHOBACH, THE CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF HADAREZER, WENT BEFORE THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, all the men that were trained for warfare, AND PASSED OVER JORDAN, AND CAME TO HELAM. The importance which David attached to this campaign is seen from the fact that he took command in person, for he had lost none of his military ability.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Syrians fled before Israel, unable to withstand the fury of their attack; AND DAVID SLEW THE MEN OF SEVEN HUNDRED CHARIOTS OF THE SYRIANS, AND FORTY THOUSAND HORSEMEN, AND SMOTE SHOBACH, THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR HOST, WHO DIED THERE, he was so severely wounded that he did not survive the battle.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when all the kings that were servants, vassals, TO HADAREZER SAW THAT THEY WERE SMITTEN BEFORE ISRAEL, THEY MADE PEACE WITH ISRAEL AND SERVED THEM, became tributary to them together with their former lord. SO THE SYRIANS FEARED TO HELP THE CHILDREN OF AMMON ANY MORE. "Nothing is here said of the... [ Continue Reading ]