2 Samuel 10

2 Samuel · Chapter 10

2 Samuel 10:8

1And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.2Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.3And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour 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 it out, and to overthrow it?4Wherefore 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.5When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.7And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.9When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:10And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.11And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.12Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.13And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.15And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.16And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.17And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.18And the Syrians fled before Israel; 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.19And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

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8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.The 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.And the 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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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and they went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai-ye-tze-'UH3318G
to come out: come

יָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

[the] people ofבְּנֵ֣יbe-NEIH1121GNo entry
Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa-MONH5983
Ham

הָ֑ם (ham) Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt" the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983)

and they deployedוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai-ya-'ar-KHUH6186A
to arrange

עָרַךְ (a.rakh) 1) to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place 1a2) to compare, be comparable

battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil-cha-MAHH4421
battle

מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war

[the] entrance ofפֶּ֣תַחPE-tachH6607
entrance

פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) opening, doorway, entrance

the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha-SHA-'arH8179G
gate

שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven

and Aramוַאֲרַ֨םva-'a-RAMH0758I
Syria

אֲרָם (a.ram) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" Aram or Syrian nation

Zobahצוֹבָ֤אtzo-VA'H6678G
(Zobah)-Hamath

חֲמָת (cha.mat) Hamath = "fortress" the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes Combined with tso.va (צוֹבָא "Zobah" H6678)

and Rehobוּרְחוֹב֙u-re-chOvH7340K
Rehob

רְחוֹב (re.chov) § Rehob = "broad place" the northern limit of the exploration of the spies in Canaan; on the road to Hamath

and [the] man ofוְאִֽישׁ־ve-'ish-H0376G
man

אִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

Tobט֣וֹבTovH2897
Tob

טוֹב (tov) § Tob = "good" a region east of the Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, probably Aramean, location uncertain

and Maacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu-ma-'a-KHAHH4601R
Maacah

מַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) Maachah = "oppression" a city with a king that continued within Israel Also named: ma.a.kha.ti (מַעֲכָתִי "Maacathite" H4602)

to alone themלְבַדָּ֖םle-va-DAMH0905H
alone: pole

בַּד (bad) : pole 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars

[were] in the open countryבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba-sa-DEHH7704GNo entry

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.