1 Chronicles 19

Hanun, king of Ammon, humiliates David's messengers sent to comfort him after his father Nahash's death, suspecting espionage, leading to war as Ammon hires Aramean mercenaries. Joab defeats the coalition with strategic division of forces and trust in YHWH, followed by David's victory over Syrian reinforcements, resulting in their submission and cessation of aid to Ammon.

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Verse 2 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶֽעֱשֶׂה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do HVqi1cs חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR חָנ֣וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun Hanun favored one Chanun HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc נָחָ֗שׁ 𐤍𐤇𐤔 nachash of Nahash serpent Nachash HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC עָשָׂ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah had done he did HVqp3ms אָבִ֤י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms עִמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi to me with me HR/Sp1cs חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed-2 kindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach And sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp מַלְאָכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers messengers HNcmpa לְ/נַחֲמ֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤌/𐤅 lenachamo to comfort him to comfort him HR/Vpc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR אָבִ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv-2 his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹאוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou And came they came HC/Vqw3mp עַבְדֵ֨י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants servants of HNcmpc דָוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-3 of David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֶ֧רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֛וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR חָנ֖וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun-2 Hanun favored one Chanun HNp לְ/נַחֲמֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤌/𐤅 lenachamo-2 to comfort him to comfort him HR/Vpc/Sp3ms
Verse 3 וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp שָׂרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey princes chiefs of HNcmpc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֜וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp לְ/חָנ֗וּן 𐤋/𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 lechanun to Hanun to Favored-One to Chanun HR/Np הַֽ/מְכַבֵּ֨ד 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤃 hamekhabed honoring the one who honors HTi/Vprmsa דָּוִ֤יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אָבִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes in your two eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC שָׁלַ֥ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he has sent to send off HVqp3ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms מְנַחֲמִ֑ים 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 menachamim comforters comforting ones HVprmpa הֲ/לֹ֡א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Have not is it not? HTi/Tn בַּ֠/עֲבוּר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur for the purpose of for the sake of HR/Ncmsc לַ/חְקֹ֨ר 𐤋/𐤇𐤒𐤓 lacheqor to search to search out HR/Vqc וְ/לַ/הֲפֹ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤊 velahafokhe and to overthrow and to overturn HC/R/Vqc וּ/לְ/רַגֵּל֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤂𐤋 uleragel and to spy out and to reconnoiter HC/R/Vpc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa בָּ֥אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau come they came HVqp3cp עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֵלֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms
Verse 5 וַ/יֵּלְכוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יַּגִּ֨ידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 vayagidu and told and they made known HC/Vhw3mp לְ/דָוִ֤יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al about upon HR הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms לִ/קְרָאתָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤌 liqeratam to meet them to encounter them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הָי֥וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they were they were HVqp3cp הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim-2 the men the men HTd/Ncmpa נִכְלָמִ֣ים 𐤍𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 nikhelamim humiliated being shamed ones HVNrmpa מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and the king said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa שְׁב֣וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤅 shevu stay Sit down! HVqv2mp בִֽ/ירֵח֔וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤅 virecho in Jericho in Jericho in Yericho HR/Np עַ֛ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יְצַמַּ֥ח 𐤉𐤑𐤌𐤇 yetsamach grows he causes to sprout HVpi3ms זְקַנְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤆𐤒𐤍/𐤊𐤌 zeqanekhem your beard your beards HNcbsc/Sp2mp וְ/שַׁבְתֶּֽם 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 veshavetem and return and you turned back HC/Vqq2mp
Verse 6 וַ/יִּרְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and they saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC הִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּ 𐤄𐤕𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤅 hitebaashu they had made themselves odious they made themselves stink HVtp3cp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im to if / whether HR דָּוִ֑יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms חָ֠נוּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun Hanun favored one Chanun HNp וּ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc עַמּ֜וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon-2 Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp אֶ֣לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa כִּכַּר 𐤊𐤊𐤓 kikar talents round-circuit of HNcbsc כֶּ֗סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef of silver silver HNcmsa לִ/שְׂכֹּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤓 lisekor to hire to hire for wages HR/Vqc לָ֠/הֶם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR אֲרַ֨ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram of the Two Rivers Aram Naharayim HNp נַהֲרַ֜יִם 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 naharayim Naharaim Aram of the Two Rivers Aram Naharayim HNp וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and from and from HC/R אֲרַ֤ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram-2 Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp מַעֲכָה֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤄 maakhah Maacah Maakah (Pressed-Place) Maakhah HNp וּ/מִ/צּוֹבָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤅𐤁𐤄 umitsovah and from Zobah and from Zobah and from Tsova HC/R/Np רֶ֖כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots chariot HNcmsa וּ/פָרָשִֽׁים 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 ufarashim and horsemen and cavalrymen HC/Ncmpa
Verse 7 וַ/יִּשְׂכְּר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤓𐤅 vayisekeru and they hired and they hired HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶ֡ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp שְׁנַיִם֩ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two HAcmda וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa אֶ֜לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa רֶ֗כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots chariot HNcmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc מַעֲכָה֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤄 maakhah of Maacah Maakah (Pressed-Place) Maakhah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To עַמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֕אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 vayachanu and encamped and they encamped HC/Vqw3mp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc מֵידְבָ֑א 𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤀 meydeva Medeba Medeba Meydeva HNp וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and the sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc עַמּ֗וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp נֶאֶסְפוּ֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu gathered themselves were gathered HVNp3cp מֵ/עָ֣רֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 meareyhem from their cities from their fortified settlements HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou-2 and came they came HC/Vqw3mp לַ/מִּלְחָמָֽה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to the battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 16 וַ/יַּ֣רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אֲרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִגְּפוּ֮ 𐤍𐤂𐤐𐤅 nigefu they had been defeated they were struck down HVNp3cp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַֽ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 vayishelechu and they sent and they dispatched HC/Vqw3mp מַלְאָכִ֔ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers messengers HNcmpa וַ/יּוֹצִ֣יאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅 vayotsiu and brought out and they caused to go out HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram-2 Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr מֵ/עֵ֣בֶר 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓 meever beyond from the far side of HR/Ncmsc הַ/נָּהָ֑ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤄𐤓 hanahar the River the river HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שׁוֹפַ֛ךְ 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤊 veshofakhe and Shophach And Shophak and Shofakhe HC/Np שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar commander ruling-chief of HNcmsc צְבָ֥א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tseva of the army host of service HNcbsc הֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר 𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 hadadeezer of Hadadezer Hadad-is-help Hadadeezer HNp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
Verse 17 וַ/יֻּגַּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayugad And it was told and it was made known HC/VHw3ms לְ/דָוִ֗יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np וַ/יֶּאֱסֹ֤ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐 vayeesof and he gathered and he gathered HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et all object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and he crossed and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊 vayaarokhe and he set in array and he arranged HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem-2 against them toward them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יַּעֲרֹ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊 vayaarokhe-2 and David set in array and he arranged HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp לִ/קְרַ֤את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc אֲרָם֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah for battle armed conflict HNcfsa וַ/יִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 vayilachamu and they fought and they engaged in battle HC/VNw3mp עִמּֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms