English Bible Presentation Sharing - 1-Chronicles Book, chapter 19, verse 11 in Erven Version

1 Chronicles 19 : 1 (ERVEN)

Nahash was king of the Ammonites. When Nahash died, his son became the new king.

1 Chronicles 19 : 2 (ERVEN)

Then David said, "Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to Hanun, Nahash's son." So David sent messengers to comfort Hanun about the death of his father. David's messengers went to the country of Ammon to comfort Hanun.

1 Chronicles 19 : 3 (ERVEN)

But the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, "Don't be fooled. David didn't really send these men to comfort you or to honor your dead father! No, David sent his servants to spy on you and your land. He really wants to destroy your country!"

1 Chronicles 19 : 4 (ERVEN)

So Hanun arrested David's servants and cut off their beards. Hanun also cut their clothes off at the hip and sent them away.

1 Chronicles 19 : 5 (ERVEN)

David's men were too embarrassed to go home. Some people went to David and told him what happened to his men. So King David sent this message to his men: "Stay in the town of Jericho until your beards grow again. Then you can come back home."

1 Chronicles 19 : 6 (ERVEN)

The Ammonites saw they had caused themselves to become hated enemies of David. Then Hanun and the Ammonites used 75,000 pounds of silver to buy chariots and chariot drivers from Mesopotamia. They also got chariots and chariot drivers from the towns of Maacah and Zobah in Aram.

1 Chronicles 19 : 7 (ERVEN)

The Ammonites bought 32,000 chariots. They also paid the king of Maacah and his army to come and help them. The king of Maacah and his people came and set up a camp near the town of Medeba. The Ammonites themselves came out of their towns and got ready for battle.

1 Chronicles 19 : 8 (ERVEN)

David heard that the Ammonites were getting ready for war. So he sent Joab and the whole army of Israel to fight the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 19 : 9 (ERVEN)

The Ammonites came out and got ready for battle. They were near the city gate. The kings who had come to help stayed out in the fields by themselves.

1 Chronicles 19 : 10 (ERVEN)

Joab saw that there were two army groups ready to fight against him. One group was in front of him and the other group was behind him. So Joab chose some of the best soldiers of Israel and sent them out to fight against the Aramean army.

1 Chronicles 19 : 11 (ERVEN)

He put the rest of the Israelite army under his brother Abishai's command. These soldiers went out to fight against the Ammonite army.

1 Chronicles 19 : 12 (ERVEN)

Joab said to Abishai, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, you must help me. But if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will help you.

1 Chronicles 19 : 13 (ERVEN)

Let's be brave and strong while we fight for our people and for the cities of our God! May the Lord do what he thinks is right."

1 Chronicles 19 : 14 (ERVEN)

Joab and the army with him attacked the Aramean army. The Arameans ran away from Joab and his army.

1 Chronicles 19 : 15 (ERVEN)

When the Ammonite army saw that the Aramean army was running away, they also ran away. They ran away from Abishai and his army. The Ammonites went back to their city, and Joab went back to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 19 : 16 (ERVEN)

The Aramean leaders saw that Israel had defeated them. So they sent messengers to get help from the Arameans living east of the Euphrates River. Shophach was the commander of Hadadezer's army from Aram. Shophach also led the other Aramean soldiers.

1 Chronicles 19 : 17 (ERVEN)

David heard the news that the Arameans were gathering for battle, so he gathered all the Israelites. David led them across the Jordan River, and they came face to face with the Arameans. David got his army ready for battle and they attacked the Arameans.

1 Chronicles 19 : 18 (ERVEN)

The Arameans ran away from the Israelites. David and his army killed 7000 Aramean chariot drivers and 40,000 Aramean soldiers. David and his army also killed Shophach, the commander of the Aramean army.

1 Chronicles 19 : 19 (ERVEN)

When Hadadezer's officers saw that Israel had defeated them, they made peace with David. They became his servants. So the Arameans refused to help the Ammonites again.