2 Samuel 10 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

David Defeats Ammon and Syria

1 After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. (1Ch 19:1) 2 And David said, “I will deal loyally^[1] with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the Ammonites. (1Sa 11:1) 3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away. (Isa 20:4) 5 When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.” 6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men. (Jos 13:11; Jos 13:13; Jud 11:3; Jud 11:5; Jud 18:28; 2Sa 8:3; 2Sa 8:5)

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7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. (2Sa 23:8) 8 And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate, and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country. (2Sa 10:6) 9 When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. 10 The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites. 11 And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12 Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.” (De 31:6; 1Sa 3:18; 1Sa 4:9; 1Co 16:13)

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13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 14 And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. 15 But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates.^[2] They came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. (2Sa 8:3; 1Ch 19:16) 17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to Helam. The Syrians arrayed themselves against David and fought with him. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach the commander of their army, so that he died there. (1Ch 19:18) 19 And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Syrians were afraid to save the Ammonites anymore. (2Sa 8:6)

الكتاب المقدس

داود يهزم بني عمون

1 ثُمَّ مَاتَ مَلِكُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، وَاعْتَلَى الْعَرْشَ ابْنُهُ حَانُونُ. 2 فَقَال دَاوُدُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: «لأَصْنَعَنَّ خَيْراً لِحَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ كَمَا صَنَعَ أَبُوهُ مَعِي»، فَبَعَثَ دَاوُدُ وَفْداً لِيُعَزِّيَهُ فِي وَفَاةِ أَبِيهِ. وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَ وَفْدُ دَاوُدَ أَرْضَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ 3 قَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِسَيِّدِهِمْ: «أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ يَسْتَهْدِفُ إِكْرَامَ أَبِيكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ بِإِرْسَالِهِ هَذَا الْوَفْدِ لِلتَّعْزِيَةِ؟ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلْ هَذَا الْوَفْدَ إِلّا لاِسْتِطْلاعِ أَحْوَالِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالتَّجَسُّسِ عَلَيْهَا وَقَلْبِهَا». 4 فَقَبَضَ حَانُونُ عَلَى أَعْضَاءِ وَفْدِ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ أَنْصَافَ لِحَاهُمْ وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ إِلَى مُنْتَصَفِ ظُهُورِهِمْ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ. 5 وَلَمَّا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ بِالأَمْرِ أَرْسَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ، لأَنَّ أَعْضَاءَ الْوَفْدِ اعْتَراهُمْ خَجَلٌ شَدِيدٌ. وَأَمَرَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَمْكُثُوا فِي أَرِيحَا رَيْثَمَا تَنْبُتُ لِحَاهُمْ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُونَ. 6 وَعِنْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ أَضْمَرَ لَهُمُ الْبَغْضَاءَ، اسْتَأْجَرُوا مِنْ أَرَامِ بَيْتِ رَحُوبَ وَأَرَامِ صُوبَا عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَمِنْ مَلِكِ مَعْكَةَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ، وَمِنْ رِجَالِ طُوبَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ. 7 فَحِينَ بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ دَاوُدَ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَسَائِرَ قُوَّاتِهِ الأَبَطَالِ، 8 فَخَرَجَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَاصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، أَمَّا أَرَامِيُّو صُوبَا وَرَحُوبَ وَرِجَالُ طُوبَ وَمَعْكَةَ فَقَدِ احْتَشَدُوا فِي الْحُقُولِ. 9 وَعِنْدَمَا أَدْرَكَ يُوآبُ أَنَّهُ مُحَاصَرٌ بِجَبْهَتَيْ قِتَالٍ مِنْ أَمَامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ، انْتَخَبَ مِنْ صَفْوَةِ جَيْشِهِ رِجَالاً صَفَّهُمْ لِلِقَاءِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ، 10 وَعَهِدَ بِبَقِيَّةِ الْجَيْشِ إِلَى أَخِيهِ أَبِيشَايَ، فَصَفَّهُمْ هَذَا لِمُوَاجَهَةِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ. 11 وَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «إِنْ تَغَلَّبَ عَلَيَّ الأَرَامِيُّونَ تُسْرِعْ لِنْجَدتِي، وَإِنْ قَوِيَ عَلَيْكَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَخِفُّ لإِغَاثَتِكَ. 12 لِتَتَشَجَّعْ وَلْتَتَقَوَّ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِنَا وَمِنْ أَجْلِ مُدُنِ إِلَهِنَا، وَالرَّبُّ يُجْرِي مَا يَشَاءُ». 13 وَتَقَدَّمَ يُوآبُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ فَلاذُوا بِالْفِرَارِ. 14 وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ الأَرَامِيِّينَ يُوَلُّونَ الأَدْبَارَ، هَرَبُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَمَامَ أَبِيشَايَ وَدَخَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ، فَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ عَنْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَعَادَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. 15 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ رَأَى الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْهَزَمُوا أَمَامَ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ اجْتَمَعُوا مَعاً. 16 فَأَرْسَلَ هَدَدُ عَزَرَ وَاسْتَدْعَى أَرَامِييِّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ، فَتَجَمَّعُوا فِي حِيلامَ تَحْتَ قِيَادَةِ شُوبَكَ رَئيِسِ جَيْشِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ. 17 فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ، حَشَدَ جُيُوشَهُ وَاجْتَازَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ حَتَّى قَدِمَ إِلَى حِيلامَ فَالْتَقَى الْجَيْشَانِ فِي حَرْبٍ ضَرُوسٍ. 18 وَمَا لَبِثَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَقَتَلَتْ قُوَّاتُ دَاوُدَ رِجَالَ سَبْعِ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ. وَأُصِيبَ شُوبَكُ رَئِيسُ الْجَيْشِ وَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ. 19 وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ جَمِيعُ حُلَفَاءِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ أَنَّهُمُ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، عَقَدُوا صُلْحاً مَعَهُمْ وَأَصْبَحُوا تَابِعِينَ لَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤُوا عَلَى نَجْدَةِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.