2 Samuel 10

1 and to be after so and to die king son: descendant/people Ammon and to reign Hanun son: child his underneath: instead him

Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.

2 and to say David to make: do kindness with Hanun son: child Nahash like/as as which to make: do father his with me me kindness and to send: depart David to/for to be sorry: comfort him in/on/with hand: by servant/slave his to(wards) father his and to come (in): come servant/slave David land: country/planet son: descendant/people Ammon

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

3 and to say ruler son: descendant/people Ammon to(wards) Hanun lord their to honor: honour David [obj] father your in/on/with eye: appearance your for to send: depart to/for you to be sorry: comfort not in/on/with for the sake of to search [obj] [the] city and to/for to spy her and to/for to overturn her to send: depart David [obj] servant/slave his to(wards) you

the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

4 and to take: take Hanun [obj] servant/slave David and to shave [obj] half beard their and to cut: cut [obj] garment their in/on/with half till buttock their and to send: depart them

So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

5 and to tell to/for David and to send: depart to/for to encounter: meet them for to be [the] human be humiliated much and to say [the] king to dwell in/on/with Jericho till to spring beard your and to return: return

When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

6 and to see: see son: descendant/people Ammon for to stink in/on/with David and to send: depart son: descendant/people Ammon and to hire [obj] Syria Beth-rehob Beth-rehob and [obj] Syria Zobah twenty thousand on foot and [obj] king Maacah thousand man and man Tob two ten thousand man

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

7 and to hear: hear David and to send: depart [obj] Joab and [obj] all [the] army [the] mighty man

On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

8 and to come out: come son: descendant/people Ammon and to arrange battle entrance [the] gate and Syria Zobah and Rehob and man Tob and Maacah to/for alone them in/on/with land: country

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.

9 and to see: see Joab for to be to(wards) him face: before [the] battle from face: before and from back and to choose from all to choose (Israel *Q(K)*) and to arrange to/for to encounter: toward Syria

When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

10 and [obj] remainder [the] people: soldiers to give: put in/on/with hand: power Abishai brother: male-sibling his and to arrange to/for to encounter: toward son: descendant/people Ammon

And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

11 and to say if to strengthen: strengthen Syria from me and to be to/for me to/for salvation and if son: descendant/people Ammon to strengthen: strengthen from you and to go: come to/for to save to/for you

“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

12 to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen: strengthen about/through/for people our and about/through/for city God our and LORD to make: do [the] pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance his

Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

13 and to approach: approach Joab and [the] people which with him to/for battle in/on/with Syria and to flee from face: before his

So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

14 and son: descendant/people Ammon to see: see for to flee Syria and to flee from face: before Abishai and to come (in): come [the] city and to return: return Joab from upon son: descendant/people Ammon and to come (in): come Jerusalem

When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.

15 and to see: see Syria for to strike to/for face: before Israel and to gather unitedness

When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.

16 and to send: depart Hadarezer and to come out: send [obj] Syria which from side: beyond [the] River and to come (in): come Helam and Shobach ruler army Hadarezer to/for face: before their

Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

17 and to tell to/for David and to gather [obj] all Israel and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to come (in): come Helam [to] and to arrange Syria to/for to encounter: toward David and to fight with him

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.

18 and to flee Syria from face: before Israel and to kill David from Syria seven hundred chariot and forty thousand horseman and [obj] Shobach ruler army his to smite and to die there

But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.

19 and to see: see all [the] king servant/slave Hadarezer for to strike to/for face: before Israel and to complete with Israel and to serve them and to fear Syria to/for to save still [obj] son: descendant/people Ammon

When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.