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the Philistines, and from Amalek.
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Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in
the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
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And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the L
ORD
preserved David whithersoever he went.
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So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
15
And Joab the son Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
16
And
Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar,
were
the priests; and Shavsha was
scribe;
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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
was
over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the
sons of David
were
chief about the king.
CHAPTER CHRONICLES 19
Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son
reigned in his stead.
2
And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because
his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father.
So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
3
But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour
thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search,
and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
4
Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved
them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
5
Then
there went
certain,
and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for 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 had made themselves odious to David, Hanun
and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen
out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.
7
So they hired thirty and two
thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba.
And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8
And when David heard
of it,
he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
9
And the children
of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were
come
were
by themselves in the field.
10
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him
before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put
them
in array against the Syrians.
11
And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set
themselves
in array against the children of Ammon.
12
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 help thee.
13
Be
of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God:
and let the L
ORD
do
that which is
good in his sight.
14
So Joab and the people that
were
with him
drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
15
And when the children
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