I Chronicles 19

vayehi akhare-khen vayyamot nakhash melekh bene-ammon vayyimlokh beno takhtayw

Sometime afterward, Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king.

vayyomer david e'eseh-khesed im-khanun ben-nakhash ki-asah aviv immi khesed vayyishlakh david malakhim lenakhamo al-aviv vayyavo'u avde david el-erets bene-ammon el-khanun lenakhamo

David said, “I will keep faith with Hanun son of Nahash, since his father kept faith with me.” David sent messengers with condolences to him over his father. But when David’s courtiers came to the land of Ammon to Hanun, with condolences,

vayyomeru sare vene-ammon lekhanun hamekhabbed david et-avikha be'enekha ki-shalakh lekha menakhamim halo ba'avur lakhqor velahafokh uleraggel ha'arets ba'u avadayw elekha

the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you think David is really honoring your father just because he sent you consolers? Why, it is to explore, to subvert, and to spy out the land that his courtiers have come to you.”

vayyiqqakh khanun et-avde david vayegallekhem vayyikhrot et-madvehem bakhetsi ad-hammifsa'ah vayeshallekhem

So Hanun seized David’s courtiers, shaved them, and cut away half of their garments up to the buttocks, and sent them off.

vayyelekhu vayyaggidu ledavid al-ha'anashim vayyishlakh liqratam ki-hayu ha'anashim nikhlamim me'od vayyomer hammelekh shevu virekho ad asher-yetsammakh zeqankhem veshavtem

When David was told about the men, he dispatched others to meet them, for they were greatly embarrassed. And the king gave orders, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then you can return.”

vayyiru bene ammon ki hitba'ashu im-david vayyishlakh khanun uvene ammon elef kikkar-kesef liskor lahem min-aram naharayim umin-aram ma'akhah umitsovah rekhev ufarashim

The Ammonites realized that they had incurred the wrath of David; so Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 silver talents to hire chariots and riders from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

vayyiskeru lahem shenayim usheloshim elef rekhev ve'et-melekh ma'akhah ve'et-ammo vayyavo'u vayyakhanu lifne medeva uvene ammon ne'esfu me'arehem vayyavo'u lammilkhamah

They hired 32,000 chariots, the king of Maacah, and his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. The Ammonites were mobilized from their cities and came to do battle.

vayyishma david vayyishlakh et-yo'av ve'et kol-tsava haggibborim

On learning this, David sent out Joab and the entire army of mighty soldiers.

vayyetse'u bene ammon vayya'arkhu milkhamah petakh ha'ir vehammelakhim asher-ba'u levaddam bassadeh

The Ammonites marched out and took up their battle position at the entrance of the city, while the kings who came [took their stand] separately in the open.

vayyar yo'av ki-hayetah fene-hammilkhamah elayw panim ve'akhor vayyivkhar mikkol-bakhur beyisra'el vayya'arokh liqrat aram

Joab saw that there was a battle line against him both front and rear. So he made a selection from all the best soldiers of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans,

ve'et yeter ha'am natan beyad avshay akhiv vayya'arkhu liqrat bene ammon

and the rest of the troops he put under the command of his brother Abishai and arrayed them against the Ammonites.

vayyomer im-tekhezaq mimmenni aram vehayita li litshu'ah ve'im-bene ammon yekhezqu mimmekha vehoshatikha

Joab said, “If the Arameans prove too strong for me, you come to my aid; and if the Ammonites prove too strong for you, I will come to your aid.

khazaq venitkhazzeqah be'ad-ammenu uve'ad are elohenu va-Adonai hattov be'enayw ya'aseh

Let us be strong and resolute for the sake of our people and the towns of our God; and accept the outcome that GOD deems right.”

vayyiggash yo'av veha'am asher-immo lifne aram lammilkhamah vayyanusu mippanayw

Joab and the troops with him marched into battle against the Arameans, who fled before him.

uvene ammon ra'u ki-nas aram vayyanusu gam-hem mippene avshay akhiv vayyavo'u ha'irah vayyavo yo'av yerushalai͏m

And when the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before his brother Abishai, and withdrew into the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.

vayyar aram ki niggefu lifne yisra'el vayyishlekhu malakhim vayyotsi'u et-aram asher me'ever hannahar veshofakh sar-tseva hadadezer lifnehem

When the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers to bring out the Arameans from across the Euphrates; Shophach, Hadadezer’s army commander, led them.

vayyuggad ledavid vayye'esof et-kol-yisra'el vayya'avor hayyarden vayyavo alehem vayya'arokh alehem vayya'arokh david liqrat aram milkhamah vayyillakhamu immo

David was informed of it; he assembled all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came and took up positions against them. David drew up his forces against Aram; and they fought with him.

vayyanos aram millifne yisra'el vayyaharog david me'aram shivat alafim rekhev ve'arba'im elef ish ragli ve'et shofakh sar-hatsava hemit

But the Arameans were put to flight by Israel. David killed 7,000 Aramean chariot teams and 40,000 foot soldiers; he also killed Shophach, the army commander.

vayyiru avde hadadezer ki niggefu lifne yisra'el vayyashlimu im-david vayya'avduhu velo-avah aram lehoshia et-bene-ammon od

And when all the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they submitted to David and became his vassals. And the Arameans would not help the Ammonites anymore.