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
Sometime after this, Nahash, the Ammonite king died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
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
David said, “I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, just as his father was kind to me.” So David sent representatives to take his condolences to Hanun regarding his father. But when they arrived in the country 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 Ammonite military leaders said to Hanun their king, “Do you really believe David sent condolences to you out of respect for your father? Isn't it more likely that David sent his representatives to scout out the city, spy on it, and then conquer 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 had David's representatives detained, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their clothes at the buttocks, and then sent them back home.
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 David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet them, because they were very embarrassed. The king instructed them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have re-grown, and then you can 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 they had become like a bad smell to David, they sent a request to the Arameans and hired twenty thousand of their foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as one thousand men from the king of Maakah, and also 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
When David learned of this, he sent Joab and the entire army to confront them.
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 set up their battle lines near the entrance to their town gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah took up positions by themselves in the open fields.
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
Joab realized he would have to fight both in front of him and behind him, he chose some of Israel's best troops and he took charge of them to lead the attack 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
He put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. They were to attack 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
Joab told him, “If the Arameans are stronger than me, you come and help me. If the Ammonites are stronger than you, I'll come and help you.
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 brave, and fight your best for our people and the towns of our God. May the Lord do what he sees as good!”
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
Joab attacked the Arameans with his forces and they ran away from 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 run away, they also ran away from Abishai, and retreated into the town. So Joab went back to Jerusalem after fighting the Ammonites.
15 and to see: see Syria for to strike to/for face: before Israel and to gather unitedness
As soon as the Arameans saw they had been defeated by the Israelites they reassembled their forces.
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 for more Arameans to be brought from beyond the Euphrates River. They arrived in Helam under the leadership of Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army.
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 assembled all Israel together. He crossed the Jordan and advanced on Helam. The Arameans positioned themselves in battle line against David and fought 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 Aramean army ran away from the Israelites, and David killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 infantry. He also attacked Shobach, their army commander, and he 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 allied with Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. As a result, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites any more.
