I Chronicles 19 · דברי הימים א

Now it came to pass after this, that Naĥash the king of the children of ῾Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

And David said, I will deal loyally with Ḥanun the son of Naĥash, because his father dealt loyally with 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 Ḥanun, to comfort him.

But the princes of the children of ῾Ammon said to Ḥanun, Thinkst thou that David honours thy father, that he has sent comforters to thee? are not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

So Ḥanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle to their hips, and sent them away.

Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men had been treated. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Yeriĥo until your beards are grown, and then return.

And when the children of ῾Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Ḥanun and the children of ῾Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen out of Aram-naharayim, and out of Aram-ma῾akha, and out of Żova.

So they hired thirty two thousand chariots, and the king of Ma῾akha and his people; who came and encamped before Medeva. And the children of ῾Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

And when David heard of it, he sent Yo᾽av, and all the host of the mighty men.

And the children of ῾Ammon came out, and ranged themselves in battle before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

Now when Yo᾽av saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice men of Yisra᾽el, and ranged them against Aram.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Avshay his brother, and they ranged themselves against the children of ῾Ammon.

And he said, If Aram is too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of ῾Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

Be of good courage, and let us prove strong for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the Lord do that which is good in his sight:

So Yo᾽av and the people that were with him drew near before Aram to the battle; and they fled before him.

And when the children of ῾Ammon saw that Aram had fled, they likewise fled before Avshay his brother, and entered the city. Then Yo᾽av came to Yerushalayim.

And when Aram saw that they were put to the worse before Yisra᾽el, they sent messengers, and brought out the men of Aram who were beyond the river: and Shofakh the captain of the host of Hadad῾ezer went before them.

And it was told David; and he gathered all Yisra᾽el, and passed over the Yarden, and came upon them, and ranged himself against them. So David put the battle in array against Aram, and they fought with him.

But Aram fled before Yisra᾽el; and David slew of Aram seven thousand charioteers, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shofakh the captain of the host.

And when the servants of Hadad῾ezer saw that they were put to the worse before Yisra᾽el, they made peace with David, and became his servants: and Aram was not willing to help the children of ῾Ammon any more.