King James Version

1 Chronicles 19

1Now it came to pass after thisאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that Nahashנָחָ֖שׁna.ChashH5176the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

2And Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will shewאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617unto Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,because his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1shewedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to me. And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him concerning his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.So the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935into the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983to Hanunחָנ֖וּןcha.NunH2586,to comfortלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.

3But the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to Hanunלְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.NunH2586,Thinkestבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thou that Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732doth honourהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,that he hath sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? are not his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee for to searchלַחְקֹ֨רlach.KorH2713,and to overthrowוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.FokhH2015,and to spy outוּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.GelH7270the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

4Wherefore Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,and shavedוַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvay.ga.le.ChemH1548them, and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772their garmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in the midstבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677hard by their buttocksהַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הha.mif.sa.'AhH4667,and sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5Then there wentH3212certain,and toldוַיַּגִּ֨ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732how the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582were served. And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to meetH7125them: for the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966ashamedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tarryשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427at Jerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405until your beardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206be grownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.

6And when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they had made themselves odiousהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to hireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936them chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571out of MesopotamiaH763,and out of Syria–maachahאֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙'a.Ram ma.'a.KhahH4601 H758,and out of Zobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.

7So they hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and twoשְׁנַיִם֩she.na.YimH8147thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,and the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Maachahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601and his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;who cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311.And the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gathered themselves togetherנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622from their citiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8And when Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and all the hostצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635of the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

9And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983came outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and put the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayוַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186before the gateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that were comeבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935wereby themselves in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

10Now when Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was set against him beforeH6440and behindוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,he chose outוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977of all the choiceבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and put themin arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the Syriansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

11And the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he deliveredנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414unto the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, and they set themselvesin arrayוַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּvai.Ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758be too strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then thou shalt helpלִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה סlit.shu.'AhH8668me: but if the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983be too strongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I will helpוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃ve.ho.sha'.Ti.khaH3467thee.

13Be of good courageחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388,and let us behave ourselves valiantlyוְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ve.nit.cha.ze.KahH2388for our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,and for the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:and let the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

14So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the peopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him drew nighוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Syriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758unto the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they fledוַיָּנ֖וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

15And when the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758were fledנָ֣סnasH5127,they likewise fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the cityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892.Then Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

16And when the Syriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they were put to the worseנִגְּפוּ֮ni.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,and drew forthוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104:and Shophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928wentbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

17And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ידle.da.VidH1732;and he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and passed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935upon them, and set the battlein arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186against them. So when Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732had put the battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayוַיַּעֲרֹ֨ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758,they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with him.

18But the Syriansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026of the Syriansמֵאֲרָ֗םme.'a.RamH758sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505men which fought inchariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH7273 H376,and killedהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Shophachשׁוֹפַ֥ךְsho.FakhH7780the captainשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635.

19And when the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were put to the worseנִגְּפוּ֙ni.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they made peaceוַיַּשְׁלִ֥ימוּvai.yash.Li.muH7999with Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,and became his servantsוַיַּֽעַבְדֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'av.Du.huH5647:neither wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983any more.

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