1 Chronicles 19:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the Ammonites realised they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent thirty-five tonnes of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the Ammonites saw that they had made themselves hateful to David, Hanun and [his people] sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia and Aram-maacah and Zobah. American Standard Version (1901) 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 Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah. Common English Bible When the Ammonites realized that they had offended David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent one thousand kikkars of silver to hire chariots and cavalry for themselves from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when the sons of Ammon realized that they had committed an injury against David, both Hanun and the rest of the people sent one thousand talents of silver, so that they might hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, and from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the children of Ammon saw that they had done an injury to David, Hanon and the rest of the people sent a thousand talents of silver, to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacha, and out of Soba. |
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, ‘You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.’
When the Ammonites realised they had become repulsive to David, they hired twenty thousand foot soldiers from the Arameans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, one thousand men from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the River Euphrates.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men.
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,
It was reported to David about his men, so he sent messengers to meet them, since the men were deeply humiliated. The king said, ‘Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.’
for Israel’s King Ahab asked Judah’s King Jehoshaphat, ‘Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? ’ He replied to him, ‘I am as you are, my people as your people; we will be with you in the battle.’
So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, ‘Should we go to Ramoth-gilead for war or should I refrain? ’ They replied, ‘March up, and God will hand it over to the king.’
Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, clothed in royal attire, were each sitting on his own throne. They were sitting on the threshing-floor at the entrance to Samaria’s gate, and all the prophets were prophesying in front of them.
Then for 3.5 tonnes of silver he hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel.
He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 3.5 tonnes of silver, two million two hundred thousand litres of wheat, and two million two hundred thousand of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
‘May the Lord take note of you and judge,’ they said to them, ‘because you have made us reek to Pharaoh and his officials #– #putting a sword in their hand to kill us! ’
Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.’
Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
And all Israel heard the news, ‘Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and Israel is now repulsive to the Philistines.’ Then the troops were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.
So Achish trusted David, thinking, ‘Since he has made himself repulsive to his people Israel, he will be my servant for ever.’