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World English Bible

2 Samuel 10 (WEBP)

[1] After this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.
[2] 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 children of Ammon.
[3] But the princes of the children 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, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”
[4] So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
[5] When they told David this, 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] When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
[7] When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
[8] The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. The Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
[9] 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 Syrians.
[10] The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.
[11] He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.
[12] Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; and may Yahweh do what seems good to him.”
[13] So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
[14] When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
[15] When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.
[16] Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
[17] David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him.
[18] The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.
[19] When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 10 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, () and Hanun his son reigned () in his stead.
[2] Then said () David, I will shew () kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed () kindness unto me. And David sent () to comfort () him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came () into the land of the children of Ammon.
[3] And the princes of the children of Ammon said () unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour () thy father, that he hath sent () comforters () unto thee? hath not David rather sent () his servants unto thee, to search () the city, and to spy it out, () and to overthrow () it?
[4] Wherefore Hanun took () David’s servants, and shaved off () the one half of their beards, and cut off () their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. ()
[5] When they told () it unto David, he sent () to meet () them, because the men were greatly ashamed: () and the king said, () Tarry () at Jericho until your beards be grown, () and then return. ()
[6] And when the children of Ammon saw () that they stank () before David, the children of Ammon sent () and hired () the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
[7] And when David heard () of it, he sent () Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
[8] And the children of Ammon came out, () and put the battle in array () at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
[9] When Joab saw () that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose () of all the choice () men of Israel, and put them in array () against () the Syrians:
[10] and the rest of the people he delivered () into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array () against () the children of Ammon.
[11] And he said, () If the Syrians be too strong () for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong () for thee, then I will come () and help () thee.
[12] Be of good courage, () and let us play the men () for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do () that which seemeth him good.
[13] And Joab drew nigh, () and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled () before him.
[14] And when the children of Ammon saw () that the Syrians were fled, () then fled () they also before Abishai, and entered () into the city. So Joab returned () from the children of Ammon, and came () to Jerusalem.
[15] And when the Syrians saw () that they were smitten () before Israel, they gathered () themselves together.
[16] And Hadarezer sent, () and brought out () the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came () to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
[17] And when it was told () David, he gathered all Israel together, () and passed over () Jordan, and came () to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array () against () David, and fought () with him.
[18] And the Syrians fled () before Israel; and David slew () the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote () Shobach the captain of their host, who died () there.
[19] And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw () that they were smitten () before Israel, they made peace () with Israel, and served () them. So the Syrians feared () to help () the children of Ammon any more.

2 Samuel 10:3 Heb. In thine eyes doth David?

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 10 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και απεθανεν βασιλευς υιων αμμων και εβασιλευσεν αννων υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[2] και ειπεν δαυιδ ποιησω ελεος μετα αννων υιου ναας ον τροπον εποιησεν ο πατηρ αυτου μετ εμου ελεος και απεστειλεν δαυιδ παρακαλεσαι αυτον εν χειρι των δουλων αυτου περι του πατρος αυτου και παρεγενοντο οι παιδες δαυιδ εις την γην υιων αμμων
[3] και ειπον οι αρχοντες υιων αμμων προς αννων τον κυριον αυτων μη παρα το δοξαζειν δαυιδ τον πατερα σου ενωπιον σου οτι απεστειλεν σοι παρακαλουντας αλλ ουχι οπως ερευνησωσιν την πολιν και κατασκοπησωσιν αυτην και του κατασκεψασθαι αυτην απεστειλεν δαυιδ τους παιδας αυτου προς σε
[4] και ελαβεν αννων τους παιδας δαυιδ και εξυρησεν τους πωγωνας αυτων και απεκοψεν τους μανδυας αυτων εν τω ημισει εως των ισχιων αυτων και εξαπεστειλεν αυτους
[5] και ανηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ υπερ των ανδρων και απεστειλεν εις απαντην αυτων οτι ησαν οι ανδρες ητιμασμενοι σφοδρα και ειπεν ο βασιλευς καθισατε εν ιεριχω εως του ανατειλαι τους πωγωνας υμων και επιστραφησεσθε
[6] και ειδαν οι υιοι αμμων οτι κατησχυνθησαν ο λαος δαυιδ και απεστειλαν οι υιοι αμμων και εμισθωσαντο την συριαν βαιθροωβ εικοσι χιλιαδας πεζων και τον βασιλεα μααχα χιλιους ανδρας και ιστωβ δωδεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων
[7] και ηκουσεν δαυιδ και απεστειλεν τον ιωαβ και πασαν την δυναμιν τους δυνατους
[8] και εξηλθαν οι υιοι αμμων και παρεταξαντο πολεμον παρα τη θυρα της πυλης και συρια σουβα και ροωβ και ιστωβ και μααχα μονοι εν αγρω
[9] και ειδεν ιωαβ οτι εγενηθη προς αυτον αντιπροσωπον του πολεμου εκ του κατα προσωπον εξ εναντιας και εκ του οπισθεν και επελεξεν εκ παντων των νεανισκων ισραηλ και παρεταξαντο εξ εναντιας συριας
[10] και το καταλοιπον του λαου εδωκεν εν χειρι αβεσσα του αδελφου αυτου και παρεταξαντο εξ εναντιας υιων αμμων
[11] και ειπεν εαν κραταιωθη συρια υπερ εμε και εσεσθε μοι εις σωτηριαν και εαν υιοι αμμων κραταιωθωσιν υπερ σε και εσομεθα του σωσαι σε
[12] ανδριζου και κραταιωθωμεν υπερ του λαου ημων και περι των πολεων του θεου ημων και κυριος ποιησει το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου
[13] και προσηλθεν ιωαβ και ο λαος αυτου μετ αυτου εις πολεμον προς συριαν και εφυγαν απο προσωπου αυτου
[14] και οι υιοι αμμων ειδαν οτι εφυγεν συρια και εφυγαν απο προσωπου αβεσσα και εισηλθαν εις την πολιν και ανεστρεψεν ιωαβ απο των υιων αμμων και παρεγενοντο εις ιερουσαλημ
[15] και ειδεν συρια οτι επταισεν εμπροσθεν ισραηλ και συνηχθησαν επι το αυτο
[16] και απεστειλεν αδρααζαρ και συνηγαγεν την συριαν την εκ του περαν του ποταμου χαλαμακ και παρεγενοντο αιλαμ και σωβακ αρχων της δυναμεως αδρααζαρ εμπροσθεν αυτων
[17] και ανηγγελη τω δαυιδ και συνηγαγεν τον παντα ισραηλ και διεβη τον ιορδανην και παρεγενοντο εις αιλαμ και παρεταξατο συρια απεναντι δαυιδ και επολεμησαν μετ αυτου
[18] και εφυγεν συρια απο προσωπου ισραηλ και ανειλεν δαυιδ εκ της συριας επτακοσια αρματα και τεσσαρακοντα χιλιαδας ιππεων και τον σωβακ τον αρχοντα της δυναμεως αυτου επαταξεν και απεθανεν εκει
[19] και ειδαν παντες οι βασιλεις οι δουλοι αδρααζαρ οτι επταισαν εμπροσθεν ισραηλ και ηυτομολησαν μετα ισραηλ και εδουλευσαν αυτοις και εφοβηθη συρια του σωσαι ετι τους υιους αμμων

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.