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

It happened after this, that the king of the people of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

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 show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon.

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

But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn't David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to 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 and shaved off their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, 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 David was told, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, 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 people of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth Rehob, and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

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

When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the 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 people of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

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

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array 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

The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the people of Ammon.

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

He said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will 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 courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD do that which seems good to him."

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 the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans: and they 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 people of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon, 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 were defeated by the children of Israel, they gathered themselves together.

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, and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

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

It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with 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 fled before Israel; and David killed of the Arameans seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand foot soldiers, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, 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 vassals of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Arameans were afraid to give further aid to the Ammonites.