2 Samuel 10:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Ammonites realized that they had made David very angry, so they hired more foreign soldiers. Twenty thousand of them were foot soldiers from the Aramean cities of Beth-Rehob and Zobah, one thousand were from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand were from the region of Tob.

Cross References

Genesis 34:30

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household.”

2 Samuel 10:5

They were terribly ashamed. When David found out what had happened to his officials, he sent a message and told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back. Then you can come home.”

2 Samuel 10:7

David heard what they had done, and he sent out Joab with all his well-trained soldiers.

2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel answered, “Some of your father's wives were left here to take care of the palace. You should have sex with them. Then everyone will find out that you have publicly disgraced your father. This will make you and your followers even more powerful.”

2 Samuel 8:12

Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah.

2 Samuel 8:3

David set out for the River Euphrates to build a monument there. On his way, he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob.

2 Samuel 8:5

When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed twenty thousand of them.

1 Kings 11:24

He formed his own small army and became its leader after David had defeated Hadadezer's troops. Then Rezon and his army went to Damascus, where he became the ruler of Syria and an enemy of Israel. Both Hadad and Rezon were enemies of Israel while Solomon was king, and they caused him a lot of trouble.

Psalm 48:4

Kings joined forces to attack the city,

Exodus 5:21

Then the men said, “We hope the LORD will punish both of you for making the king and his officials hate us. Now they even have an excuse to kill us.”

Proverbs 25:8

before you sue someone, or you might lose your case and be embarrassed.

Jeremiah 46:21

The foreign soldiers you hired will turn and run. But they are doomed, like well-fed calves being led to the butcher.

1 Samuel 13:4

The messengers then said to the people of Israel, “Saul has destroyed the Philistine army camp at Geba. Now the Philistines really hate Israel, so every town and village must send men to join Saul's army at Gilgal.”

1 Samuel 27:12

But Achish trusted David and thought, “David's people must be furious with him. From now on he will have to take orders from me.”