1 Crônicas 19

O rei dos amonitas ultraja os mensageiros de Davi, e este castiga-o

1 *2Sm 10.1-19Depois disso, morreu Naás, rei dos filhos de Amom, e reinou seu filho em seu lugar. 2 Disse Davi: Usarei de beneficência para com Hanum, filho de Naás, porque seu pai usou de beneficência para comigo. Davi enviou mensageiros para o consolarem acerca de seu pai. Os servos de Davi foram ter com Hanum, à terra dos filhos de Amom, para o consolarem. 3 Mas os príncipes dos filhos de Amom disseram a Hanum: Porventura, pensas que Davi, por honrar a memória de teu pai, te enviou homens que te consolassem? Não vieram ter contigo os seus servos a esquadrinhar, a transtornar e a espiar a terra? 4 Hanum, pois, tomou os servos de Davi, os barbeou e lhes cortou os vestidos pelo meio, até as nádegas, e os despediu. 5 Então, foram alguns e contaram a Davi como foram tratados esses homens. Ele mandou mensageiros ao encontro deles (pois os homens estavam sobremaneira envergonhados). Disse o rei: Deixai-vos ficar em Jericó até vos crescer a barba e então voltai.

6 Vendo os filhos de Amom que tinham ofendido grandemente a Davi, enviou Hanum e os filhos de Amom mil talentos de prata para alugarem carros e cavaleiros de Mesopotâmia, de Arã-Maaca e de *1Cr 18.5,9Zobá. 7 Alugaram trinta e dois mil carros, e o rei de Maaca, e seu povo, os quais vieram e se acamparam defronte de *Nm 21.30;Js 13.9,16Medeba. Os filhos de Amom, tendo-se ajuntado das suas cidades, vieram para a guerra. 8 O que tendo Davi ouvido, enviou a Joabe e a todo o exército dos homens valentes. 9 Tendo saído os filhos de Amom, ordenaram a batalha junto da porta da cidade; e os reis que eram vindos estavam à parte, no campo.

10 Ora, quando Joabe viu que a batalha lhe estava ordenada pela frente e pela retaguarda, escolheu dentre os melhores homens de Israel e os pôs em ordem contra os siros. 11 Entregou o resto do povo a seu irmão Abisai, e puseram-se em ordem de batalha contra os filhos de Amom. 12 Disse: Se os siros me vencerem, tu virás socorrer-me; mas, se os filhos de Amom te vencerem, eu virei em teu socorro. 13 Tem bom ânimo, e pelejemos varonilmente pelo nosso povo e pelas cidades do nosso Deus; faça Jeová o que lhe parecer bem. 14 Marchou Joabe e o povo que estava com ele à batalha contra os siros, que fugiram de diante dele. 15 Vendo os filhos de Amom que os siros tinham fugido, fugiram eles também de diante de Abisai, irmão de Joabe, e entraram na cidade. Então, voltou Joabe para Jerusalém.

16 Vendo-se os siros derrotados diante de Israel, enviaram mensageiros e fizeram vir os siros que viviam da banda dalém do rio e tinham por comandante Sofaque, capitão do exército de Hadadezer. 17 Avisado disso, Davi ajuntou a todo o Israel, passou o Jordão, marchou sobre eles e ordenou contra eles a batalha. Havendo Davi ordenado a batalha contra os siros, pelejaram estes contra ele. 18 Os siros fugiram de diante de Israel; e, dentre os siros, matou Davi os homens de sete mil carros e quarenta mil homens de pé; também matou a Sofaque, capitão do exército. 19 Vendo os servos de Hadadezer que eram derrotados diante de Israel, fizeram paz com Davi e o serviram. Os siros não quiseram mais socorrer os filhos de Amom.

1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 2 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to 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 Hanun, to comfort him. 3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?*19.3 Thinkest…: Heb. In thine eyes doth David, etc 4 Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.*19.6 odious: Heb. to stink 7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field. 10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.*19.10 the battle…: Heb. the face of the battle was*19.10 choice: or, young men 11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.*19.11 Abishai: Heb. Abshai 12 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 help thee. 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight. 14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him. 15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.*19.16 river: that is, Euphrates*19.16 Shophach: also called, Shobach 17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.