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1 Chronicles 19: Battles and Diplomacy – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | War, Victory, and Kindness towards David’s Men
Listen to this clear and engaging audio recording of 1 Chronicles 19, which features significant battles and diplomacy. In this chapter, you will learn about various military confrontations, the triumph of David’s army, and the kindness shown by foreign leaders towards David’s men. Ideal for all who seek study, reflection, or meditation, immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the Scriptures come alive.
1 CHRONICLES 19 (NIV)
1 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son
succeeded him as king.
2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of
Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation
to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s envoys came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express
sympathy to him,
3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David
is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t
his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow
it?”
4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved them, cut off their garments at
the buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet
them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till
your beards have grown, and then come back.”
6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious to David, Hanun
and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and
charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maakah and Zobah.
7 They hired thirty-two
thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maakah with his
troops, who came and camped near Medeba, while the Ammonites were mustered
from their towns and moved out for battle.
8 On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men.
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The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to
their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open
country.
10 Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he
selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the
Arameans.
11 He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his
brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites.
12 Joab said, “If the
Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the
Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you.
13 Be strong, and
let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will
do what is good in his sight.”
14 Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they
fled before him.
15 When the Ammonites realized that the Arameans were
fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So
Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent
messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the Euphrates River, with
Shophak the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan;
he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David
formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him.
18 But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their
charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak
the commander of their army.
19 When the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they
made peace with David and became subject to him.
So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites anymore.