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II Samuel Chapter 10

II Samuel
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II Samuel

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In chapter ten the king of Israel, Rehoboam, sends messengers to the Philistines to seek peace, but the Philistines reject his overtures and plot against him. The chapter also records the deaths of the prophet Gad and the Israelite commander Joab, underscoring the turmoil between the two kingdoms and the dangers of war.

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(1) And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
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Judges 10:7Judges 10:8Judges 10:9Judges 11:12Judges 11:13Judges 11:14Judges 11:15Judges 11:16Judges 11:17Judges 11:18Judges 11:19Judges 11:20

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I Chronicles 19:1Genesis 36:33Genesis 36:34Genesis 36:35Genesis 36:36Genesis 36:37

(2) Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
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Deuteronomy 23:3Deuteronomy 23:4Deuteronomy 23:5Deuteronomy 23:6Nehemiah 4:3Nehemiah 4:4Nehemiah 4:5Nehemiah 4:6Nehemiah 4:7Nehemiah 13:1Nehemiah 13:2Nehemiah 13:3

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I Chronicles 19:2Joshua 2:12II Samuel 2:6Judges 8:35II Peter 1:7Psalms 119:76

(3) And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
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Genesis 42:9Genesis 42:16I Corinthians 13:5I Corinthians 13:7

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I Chronicles 19:3Esther 6:9Psalms 68:27I Chronicles 19:2I Chronicles 19:6Judges 18:2

(4) Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
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Leviticus 19:27I Chronicles 19:3I Chronicles 19:4Psalms 109:4Psalms 109:5Isaiah 15:2Isaiah 20:4Isaiah 47:2Isaiah 47:3Jeremiah 41:5

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I Chronicles 19:4Exodus 29:21Leviticus 8:30Exodus 25:10Exodus 37:1Ezekiel 44:19

(5) When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
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Joshua 6:24Joshua 6:25Joshua 6:26I Kings 16:34I Chronicles 19:5

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I Chronicles 19:5Song of Solomon 6:13Psalms 6:10Jeremiah 3:1Jeremiah 15:19Jeremiah 44:14

(6) And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
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Genesis 34:30Exodus 5:21I Samuel 13:4I Samuel 27:12I Chronicles 19:6I Chronicles 19:7II Samuel 8:3II Samuel 8:5II Samuel 8:12Proverbs 25:8Isaiah 8:9Isaiah 8:10

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II Samuel 10:8II Samuel 10:14II Samuel 8:5I Chronicles 18:5I Chronicles 19:18Numbers 7:87

(7) And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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II Samuel 23:8II Samuel 23:9II Samuel 23:10II Samuel 23:11II Samuel 23:12II Samuel 23:13II Samuel 23:14II Samuel 23:15II Samuel 23:16II Samuel 23:17II Samuel 23:18II Samuel 23:19

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II Samuel 24:4II Samuel 3:23I Chronicles 19:8I Kings 2:28

(8) And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
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I Chronicles 19:7II Samuel 10:6Numbers 13:21Joshua 19:28Judges 1:31

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II Samuel 10:6I Chronicles 19:9I Chronicles 19:17Nehemiah 12:39Ezekiel 46:9II Chronicles 13:3

(9) When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
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Joshua 8:21Joshua 8:22Judges 20:42Judges 20:43

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I Chronicles 19:10I Chronicles 19:17II Chronicles 13:3Judges 20:22II Samuel 10:8II Samuel 10:13

(10) And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
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I Chronicles 19:11Judges 12:3II Samuel 10:14

(11) And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
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I Chronicles 19:9I Chronicles 19:10I Chronicles 19:11I Chronicles 19:12Nehemiah 4:20Luke 22:32Romans 15:1Galatians 6:2Philippians 1:27Philippians 1:28

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I Chronicles 19:12II Samuel 22:18Psalms 18:17Isaiah 28:7Haggai 2:4Exodus 23:5

(12) Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
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Numbers 13:20Deuteronomy 31:6Joshua 1:6Joshua 1:7Joshua 1:9Joshua 1:18I Samuel 14:6I Samuel 14:12I Samuel 17:32II Chronicles 32:7Nehemiah 4:14Hebrews 13:6

(13) And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
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I Kings 20:13I Kings 20:14I Kings 20:15I Kings 20:16I Kings 20:17I Kings 20:18I Kings 20:19I Kings 20:20I Kings 20:21I Kings 20:28I Kings 20:29I Kings 20:30

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I Chronicles 19:14II Samuel 10:14I Kings 2:28I Chronicles 19:15II Samuel 10:9I Chronicles 19:10

(14) And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
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I Chronicles 19:15II Samuel 10:6I Kings 2:28Genesis 14:10I Samuel 31:7II Samuel 10:13

(15) And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
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Psalms 2:1Isaiah 8:9Isaiah 8:10Micah 4:11Micah 4:12Zechariah 14:2Zechariah 14:3Revelation 19:19Revelation 19:20Revelation 19:21

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Exodus 16:18Numbers 11:32

(16) And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
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II Samuel 8:3II Samuel 8:4II Samuel 8:5II Samuel 8:6II Samuel 8:7II Samuel 8:8I Chronicles 18:3I Chronicles 18:5I Chronicles 19:16

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I Chronicles 19:16II Samuel 10:18I Kings 2:32I Chronicles 19:18Ezra 6:6I Chronicles 18:5

(17) And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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I Chronicles 19:17

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I Chronicles 19:17Joshua 3:17Joshua 4:7I Samuel 9:4Exodus 16:18Numbers 11:32

(18) And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
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II Samuel 8:4Psalms 18:38Psalms 46:11I Chronicles 19:18Judges 4:2Judges 4:22Judges 5:26

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I Chronicles 19:18I Chronicles 19:16II Samuel 10:16I Kings 2:32II Kings 7:6II Samuel 8:5

(19) And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
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Genesis 14:1Genesis 14:2Genesis 14:3Genesis 14:4Genesis 14:5Joshua 11:10Judges 1:7I Kings 20:1Daniel 2:37II Samuel 8:6I Chronicles 19:19Psalms 18:37

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II Samuel 10:11I Chronicles 18:5I Chronicles 19:12I Chronicles 19:19II Samuel 10:6Judges 10:6

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