2 Samuel 10 Free Bible Version
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1 Sometime after this, Nahash, the Ammonite king died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
1 DESPUÉS de esto aconteció, que murió el rey de los hijos de Ammón: y reinó en lugar suyo Hanún su hijo.
2 David said, “I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, just as his father was kind to me.” So David sent representatives to take his condolences to Hanun regarding his father. But when they arrived in the country of the Ammonites,
2 Y dijo David: Yo haré misericordia con Hanún hijo de Naas, como su padre la hizo conmigo. Y envió David sus siervos á consolarlo por su padre. Mas llegados los siervos de David á la tierra de los hijos de Ammón,
3 the Ammonite military leaders said to Hanun their king, “Do you really believe David sent condolences to you out of respect for your father? Isn't it more likely that David sent his representatives to scout out the city, spy on it, and then conquer it?”
3 Los príncipes de los hijos de Ammón dijeron á Hanún su señor: ¿Te parece que por honrar David á tu padre te ha enviado consoladores? ¿no ha enviado David sus siervos á ti por reconocer é inspeccionar la ciudad, para destruirla?
4 So Hanun had David's representatives detained, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their clothes at the buttocks, and then sent them back home.
4 Entonces Hanún tomó los siervos de David, y rapóles la mitad de la barba, y cortóles los vestidos por la mitad hasta las nalgas, y despachólos.
5 When David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet them, because they were very embarrassed. The king instructed them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have re-grown, and then you can return.”
5 Lo cual como fué hecho saber á David, envió á encontrarles, porque ellos estaban en extremo avergonzados; y el rey hizo decir[les]: Estaos en Jericó hasta que os vuelva á nacer la barba, y entonces regresaréis.
6 When the Ammonites realized they had become like a bad smell to David, they sent a request to the Arameans and hired twenty thousand of their foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as one thousand men from the king of Maakah, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.
6 Y viendo los hijos de Ammón que se habían hecho odiosos á David, enviaron los hijos de Ammón y tomaron á sueldo á los Siros de la casa de Rehob, y á los Siros de Soba, veinte mil hombres de á pie: y del rey de Maaca mil hombres, y de Is-tob doce mil hombres.
7 When David learned of this, he sent Joab and the entire army to confront them.
7 Lo cual como oyó David, envió á Joab con todo el ejército de los valientes.
8 The Ammonites set up their battle lines near the entrance to their town gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah took up positions by themselves in the open fields.
8 Y saliendo los hijos de Ammón, ordenaron sus escuadrones á la entrada de la puerta: mas los Siros de Soba, y de Rehob, y de Is-tob, y de Maaca, estaban de por sí en el campo.
9 Joab realized he would have to fight both in front of him and behind him, so he chose some of Israel's best troops and he took charge of them to lead the attack against the Arameans.
9 Viendo pues Joab que había escuadrones delante y detrás de él, entresacó de todos los escogidos de Israel, y púsose en orden contra los Siros.
10 He put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. They were to attack the Ammonites.
10 Entregó luego lo que quedó del pueblo en mano de Abisai su hermano, y púsolo en orden para encontrar á los Ammonitas.
11 Joab told him, “If the Arameans are stronger than me, you come and help me. If the Ammonites are stronger than you, I'll come and help you.
11 Y dijo: Si los Siros me fueren superiores, tú me ayudarás; y si los hijos de Ammón pudieren más que tú, yo te daré ayuda.
12 Be brave, and fight your best for our people and the towns of our God. May the Lord do what he sees as good!”
12 Esfuérzate, y esforcémonos por nuestro pueblo, y por las ciudades de nuestro Dios: y haga Jehová lo que bien le pareciere.
13 Joab attacked the Arameans with his forces and they ran away from him.
13 Y acercóse Joab, y el pueblo que con él estaba, para pelear con los Siros; mas ellos huyeron delante de él.
14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had run away, they also ran away from Abishai, and retreated into the town. So Joab went back to Jerusalem after fighting the Ammonites.
14 Entonces los hijos de Ammón, viendo que los Siros habían huído, huyeron también ellos delante de Abisai, y entráronse en la ciudad. Y volvió Joab de los hijos de Ammón, y vínose á Jerusalem.
15 As soon as the Arameans saw they had been defeated by the Israelites they reassembled their forces.
15 Mas viendo los Siros que habían caído delante de Israel, tornáronse á juntar.
16 Hadadezer sent for more Arameans to be brought from beyond the Euphrates River. They arrived in Helam under the leadership of Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army.
16 Y envió Hadad-ezer, y sacó los Siros que estaban de la otra parte del río, los cuales vinieron á Helam, llevando por jefe á Sobach general del ejército de Hadad-ezer.
17 When this was reported to David, he assembled all Israel together. He crossed the Jordan and advanced on Helam. The Arameans positioned themselves in battle line against David and fought him.
17 Y como fué dado aviso á David, juntó á todo Israel, y pasando el Jordán vino á Helam: y los Siros se pusieron en orden contra David, y pelearon con él.
18 But the Aramean army ran away from the Israelites, and David killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 infantry. He also attacked Shobach, their army commander, and he died there.
18 Mas los Siros huyeron delante de Israel: é hirió David de los Siros [la gente de] setecientos carros, y cuarenta mil hombres de á caballo: hirió también á Sobach general del ejército, y murió allí.
19 When all the kings allied with Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. As a result, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites any more.
19 Viendo pues todos los reyes que asistían á Hadad-ezer, como habían ellos sido derrotados delante de Israel, hicieron paz con Israel, y sirviéronle; y de allí adelante temieron los Siros de socorrer á los hijos de Ammón.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abishai
Son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, who went down with David to Saul's sleeping camp, commanded a third of David's army, rescued David from Ishbi-benob, and won a name as chief of…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 10:10
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Hadadezer
King of Zobah, son of Rehob, whom David defeated at the Euphrates and whose Aramean allies from Damascus and beyond the Euphrates were also beaten.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:3; 2 Samuel 8:5; 2 Samuel 10:16
Hanun
Son and successor of Nahash, who shaved half the beards of David's envoys and cut off their garments at the hips, provoking war with David.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 10:2; 2 Samuel 10:4
Shobach
Commander of Hadadezer's army, who led the Arameans from beyond the Euphrates to Helam and was struck down there by David.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 10:16; 2 Samuel 10:18; 1 Chronicles 19:16
Cross references (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 11:1–3; Judges 11:12–28; Judges 10:7–9; 1 Chronicles 19:1–19
- 2 1 Samuel 11:1; Deuteronomy 23:3–6; Nehemiah 13:1–3; Nehemiah 4:3–7; 1 Samuel 22:3–4
- 3 Genesis 42:9; Genesis 42:16; 1 Corinthians 13:7; 1 Corinthians 13:5
- 4 Isaiah 20:4; Jeremiah 41:5; 1 Chronicles 19:3–4; Isaiah 15:2; Psalm 109:4–5
- 5 1 Chronicles 19:5; Joshua 6:24–26; 1 Kings 16:34
- 6 2 Samuel 8:3; 2 Samuel 8:5; Genesis 34:30; Judges 11:3; Judges 18:28
- 7 2 Samuel 23:8–39; 1 Chronicles 19:8–19
- 8 2 Samuel 10:6; Joshua 19:28; Numbers 13:21; 1 Chronicles 19:7; Judges 1:31
- 9 Judges 20:42–43; Joshua 8:21–22
- 11 Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:27–28; 1 Chronicles 19:9–12; Romans 15:1; Nehemiah 4:20
- 12 1 Corinthians 16:13; Deuteronomy 31:6; 1 Samuel 3:18; Nehemiah 4:14; Hebrews 13:6
- 13 1 Kings 20:13–21; 2 Chronicles 13:5–16; 1 Chronicles 19:14–15; 1 Kings 20:28–30
- 15 Revelation 19:19–21; Micah 4:11–12; Psalm 2:1; Zechariah 14:2–3; Isaiah 8:9–10
- 16 1 Chronicles 19:16; 2 Samuel 8:3–8; 1 Chronicles 18:3; 1 Chronicles 18:5
- 17 1 Chronicles 19:17
- 18 1 Chronicles 19:18; Psalm 18:38; 2 Samuel 8:4; Judges 5:26; Judges 4:2
- 19 2 Samuel 8:6; Revelation 18:10; Judges 1:7; Daniel 2:37; Psalm 18:37–38
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