1Now it came to pass after this, that Nachash [serpent] the king of the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] died, and his son reigned in his stead. 2And David [beloved] said, I will show kindness unto Hanun [gracious] the son of Nachash [serpent], because his father showed kindness to me. And David [beloved] sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David [beloved] came into the land of the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] to Hanun [gracious], to comfort him. 3But the princes of the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] said to Hanun [gracious], Think youⁱ that David [beloved] does honour youⁱ father, that he has sent comforters unto youⁱ? are not his servants come unto youⁱ for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? 4For what reason Hanun [gracious] took David’s [beloved]’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst beside their buttocks, and sent them away. 5Then there went [certain], and told David [beloved] how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Yericho [Its Moon] until your beards be grown, and [then] return.

6And when the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] saw that they had made themselves odious to David [beloved], Hanun [gracious] and the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Aram [Elevated Between the Two Rivers]and out of Aram-Ma’akhah [exalted oppression], and out of Tzovah [station]. 7So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Ma’akhah [oppression] and his people; who came and pitched before Meidva [Water of Rest]. And the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8And when David [beloved] heard [of it], he sent Yo’av [Yehovah is father], and all the host of the mighty men. 9And the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] came out, and put the battle in array (to put on; to clothe) before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come [were] by themselves in the field.

10Now when Yo’av [Yehovah is father] saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and put [them] in array (to put on; to clothe) against the Aram [exalted] [Syrians]. 11And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Avishai [my father is a gift] his brother, and they set [themselves] in array (to put on; to clothe) against the children of ‘Amon [Inbred]. 12And he said, If the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] be too strong for me, then youⁱ shall help me: but if the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] be too strong for youⁱ, then I will help youⁱ. 13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]: and let the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) do [that which is] good in his sight. 14So Yo’av [Yehovah is father] and the people that [were] with him drew near before the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] unto the battle; and they fled before him. 15And when the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] saw that the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] were fled, they likewise fled before Avishai [my father is a gift] his brother, and entered into the city. Then Yo’av [Yehovah is father] came to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace].

16And when the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] saw that they were put to the worse before Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], they sent messengers, and drew forth the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] that [were] beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadad’ezer [mighty helps][went] before them. 17And it was told David [beloved]; and he gathered all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and passed over Yarden [Descender], and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array (to put on; to clothe) against them. So when David [beloved] had put the battle in array (to put on; to clothe) against the Aram [exalted] [Syrians], they fought with him. 18But the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] fled before Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]; and David [beloved] killed of the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] seven thousand [men which fought in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shofakh [expansion] the captain of the host. 19And when the servants of Hadad’ezer [mighty helps]saw that they were put to the worse before Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], they made peace with David [beloved], and became his servants: neither would the Aram [exalted] [Syrians] help the children of ‘Amon [Inbred] any more.