David said, “I will keep faith with Hanun son of Nahash, since his father kept faith with me.” David sent messengers with condolences to him over his father. But when David’s courtiers came to the land of Ammon to Hanun, with condolences,
the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you think David is really honoring your father just because he sent you consolers? Why, it is to explore, to subvert, and to spy out the land that his courtiers have come to you.”
When David was told about the men, he dispatched others to meet them, for they were greatly embarrassed. And the king gave orders, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then you can return.”
The Ammonites realized that they had incurred the wrath of David; so Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 silver talents to hire chariots and riders from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
They hired 32,000 chariots, the king of Maacah, and his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. The Ammonites were mobilized from their cities and came to do battle.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישכרו
542
להם
75
שנים
400
ושלשים
686
אלף
111
רכב
222
ואתמלך
497
מעכה
135
ואתעמו
523
ויבאו
25
ויחנו
80
לפני
170
מידבאסובני
185
עמון
166
נאספו
197
מעריהם
365
ויבאו
25
למלחמהס
213
I Chronicles 19:8
Gematria: 2040
וישמעדוידוישלחאתיואבואתכלצבאהגבורים
On learning this, David sent out Joab and the entire army of mighty soldiers.
The Ammonites marched out and took up their battle position at the entrance of the city, while the kings who came [took their stand] separately in the open.
Joab saw that there was a battle line against him both front and rear. So he made a selection from all the best soldiers of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans,
Word-by-Word Analysis
וירא
217
יואב
19
כיהיתה
450
פניהמלחמה
268
אליו
47
פנים
180
ואחור
221
ויבחר
226
מכלבחור
306
בישראל
543
ויערך
306
לקראת
731
ארם
241
I Chronicles 19:11
Gematria: 3257
ואתיתרהעםנתןבידאבשיאחיוויערכולקראתבניעמון
and the rest of the troops he put under the command of his brother Abishai and arrayed them against the Ammonites.
And when the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before his brother Abishai, and withdrew into the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.
When the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers to bring out the Arameans from across the Euphrates; Shophach, Hadadezer’s army commander, led them.
David was informed of it; he assembled all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came and took up positions against them. David drew up his forces against Aram; and they fought with him.
But the Arameans were put to flight by Israel. David killed 7,000 Aramean chariot teams and 40,000 foot soldiers; he also killed Shophach, the army commander.
And when all the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they submitted to David and became his vassals. And the Arameans would not help the Ammonites anymore.