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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Samuel 10 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_samuel/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_samuel/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > 2 Samuel 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/9.htm" title="2 Samuel 9">◄</a> 2 Samuel 10 <a href="../2_samuel/11.htm" title="2 Samuel 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/2_samuel/10.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">David Defeats Ammon and Syria</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And David said, “I will deal loyally<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or kindly; twice in this verse">a</a></sup></span> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>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?” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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.”</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> do what seems good to him.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew the River">b</a></sup></span> They came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/10-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>kindly</i>; twice in this verse<br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Hebrew <i><span class="catch-word">the</span> River</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. 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