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1 Chronicles 19

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatNahashנָחָ֖שׁna.ChashH5176thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983diedH4191,andhissonH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inhisstead.

2AndDavidH1732saidH559,IwillshowkindnessuntoHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586thesonH1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,becausehisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1showedkindnesstome.SoDavidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162himconcerninghisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.AndDavid’sservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650cameH935intothelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983toHanunחָנ֖וּןcha.NunH2586,tocomfortלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.

3ButtheprincesH8269ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidH559toHanunלְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.NunH2586, Thinkest thouthatDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732dothhonorהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,inthathehathsentH7971comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee?arenothisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto theetosearchH2713,andtooverthrowוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.FokhH2015,andtospyוּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.GelH7270outthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

4SoHanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookH3947David’sservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,andshavedH1548them,andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772offtheirgarmentsinthemiddleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677,eventotheirbuttocks,andsentH7971themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5ThentherewentH7725certainpersonsH376,andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732howthemenH376wereserved.AndhesentH7971tomeetthem;forthemenH376weregreatlyashamedH3637.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, TarryatJerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405untilyourbeardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206beH1961grownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779,andthenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.

6AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheyhadmadethemselvesodiousהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentH7971athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701tohireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936themchariotsH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571outofMesopotamia,andoutofAram-maacah,andoutofZobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.

7SotheyhiredH7936themthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַיִם֩she.na.YimH8147thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,andthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601andhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,whocameH935andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeMedebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311.AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622themselvestogetherfromtheircitiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892,andcameH935tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8AndwhenDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732heardH8085ofit,hesentH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andallthehostH6635ofthemightyH1368menH1368.

9AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935out,andputthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayatthegateofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:andthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerecomeH935werebythemselvesinthefieldH7704.

10NowwhenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawH7200thatthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961setagainsthimbeforeandbehind,hechoseH977ofallthechoicemenH970ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andputtheminarrayagainsttheSyrians.

11Andtherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hecommittedintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251;andtheyputנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414themselvesinarrayagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

12AndhesaidH559,IftheSyriansbeH1961toostrongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388forme,thenthou shalthelpme;butifthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983beH1961toostrongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388forthee,thenIwillhelpthee.

13Beofgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896courage,andletusplaythemanforourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,andforthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:andJehovahdothatwhichseemethhimgoodH2896.

14SoJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097andthepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimdrewH5066nighbeforetheSyrians untothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;andtheyfledH5127beforehim.

15AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheSyrianswerefledH5127,theylikewisefledH5127beforeAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,andenteredintothecityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892.ThenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

16AndwhentheSyrianssawH7200thattheywereputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,theysentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,anddrewforthH3318theSyriansthatwerebeyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,withShophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780thecaptainofthehostH6635ofHadarezerattheirhead.

17AnditwastoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ידle.da.VidH1732;andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478together,andpassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andcameH935uponthem,andsetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainstthem.SowhenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732hadputthebattleH4421inarrayagainsttheSyrians,theyfoughtH3898withhim.

18AndtheSyriansfledH5127beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732slewH2026oftheSyriansthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505chariotsH7393,andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmen,andkilledוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026Shophachשׁוֹפַ֥ךְsho.FakhH7780thecaptainofthehostH6635.

19Andwhentheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHadarezersawH7200thattheywereputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theymadepeacewithDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,andservedH5647him:neitherwouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14theSyrianshelpthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983anymore.

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