2 Samuel 10:6

2 Samuel 10:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maakah with a thousand men, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand foot soldiers; and from the king of Maacah one thousand men, and from Ish-Tob twelve thousand men.

Context of 2 Samuel 10:6

4So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. 5When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.” Now when the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men. 7When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men. 8The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

2 Samuel 10:6 word by word

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥י נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ בְּדָוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֡וֹן וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ אֶת־אֲרַ֨ם בֵּית־רְח֜וֹב וְאֶת־אֲרַ֣ם צוֹבָ֗א עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ רַגְלִ֔י וְאֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ מַֽעֲכָה֙ אֶ֣לֶף אִ֔ישׁ וְאִ֣ישׁ ט֔וֹב שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

• Now when the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• they had becomeבָּאַשׁbâ'ash · to stinkH887
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• hiredשָׂכַרώâkar sâkar · to hireH7936
• the Arameansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• Beth-rehobבֵּית־רְחוֹבbêyth rechôb · Beth-rehobH1050
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• 20,000עֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• 20,000אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• footרַגְלִיraglîy · on footH7273
• and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Maacahמַעֲכָהma‛ăkâh ma‛ăkâth · MaacahH4601
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• with 12,000שְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• with 12,000עָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:6

• Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household.”
• Exodus 5:21They said to them, “May the Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made us odious in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
• 1 Samuel 13:4All Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become odious to the Philistines. The people were then summoned to Saul at Gilgal.
• 1 Samuel 27:12So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”
• 1 Chronicles 19:6When the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah and from Zobah.
• 2 Samuel 8:3Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the River.
• Proverbs 25:8Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?
• Isaiah 8:9“Be broken, O peoples, and be shattered; And give ear, all remote places of the earth. Gird yourselves, yet be shattered; Gird yourselves, yet be shattered.
• Joshua 13:11and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;
• Judges 11:3So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows gathered themselves about Jephthah, and they went out with him.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The children of Ammon saw that they stank - That is, that their conduct rendered them abominable. This is the Hebrew mode of expressing such a feeling. See Genesis 34:30. The Syrians of Bethrehob - This place was situated at the extremity of the valley between Libanus and Anti-libanus. The Syrians of Zoba were subject to Hadadezer. Maacah was in the vicinity of Mount Hermon, beyond Jordan, in the Trachonitis. Ish-tob - This was probably the same with Tob…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Stank … - A strong figure for to be odious or detested. Compare the marginal references The Syrians of Beth-rehob - If identical with the Mesopotamians of 1 Chronicles 19:6, Beth-rehob is the same as Rehoboth by the river Genesis 36:37. Others think Beth-rehob (Rehob, 2 Samuel 10:8) the same as the Rehob and Beth-rehob of Numbers 13:21, near Hamath (perhaps the modern ruin of Hunin). If so, Beth-rehob, as well as Tob, must have been a colony of Aram…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 They that are at war with the Son of David, not only give the provocation, but begin the war. God has forces to send against those that set his wrath at defiance, Is 5:19, which will convince them that none ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. Christ's soldiers should strengthen one another's hands in their spiritual warfare. Let nothing be wanting in us, whatever the success be. When we make conscience of doing our duty, we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Aramean foot soldiers: See 2 Samuel 8:5–6. Beth-rehob and Zobah: See 2 Samuel 8:3, 12. Tob may refer to a smaller kingdom and region ruled by a vassal king (a local ruler under the control of a stronger king). In this case, Tob was likely under the authority of Hadadezer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David--To chastise those insolent and inhospitable Ammonites, who had violated the common law of nations, David sent a large army under the command of Joab, while they, informed of the impending attack, made energetic preparations to repel it by engaging the services of an immense number of Syrian mercenaries. Beth-rehob--the capital of the low-lying region between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 10:6

• Armies
• Beth-Rehob
• Ish-Tob
• Maachah
• Rehob
• Syria
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• David
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Maacah
• Maacah; Maachah
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Beth-Rehob
• Ish-Tob
• Ammonite
• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings