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1 Chronicles 19:6

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¶ 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 Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

And when the children {H1121} of Ammon {H5983} saw {H7200} that they had made themselves odious {H887} to David {H1732}, Hanun {H2586} and the children {H1121} of Ammon {H5983} sent {H7971} a thousand {H505} talents {H3603} of silver {H3701} to hire {H7936} them chariots {H7393} and horsemen {H6571} out of Mesopotamia {H763}, and out of Syriamaachah {H758}{H4601}, and out of Zobah {H6678}.

Aware that they had made themselves utterly abhorrent to David, Hanun and the people of 'Amon sent thirty-three tons of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram-Naharayim, Aram-Ma'akhah and Tzovah.

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

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 Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Chronicles 18:9 (3 votes)

    ¶ Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

  • Genesis 34:30 (3 votes)

    And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I [being] few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

  • 2 Samuel 10:6 (3 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:5 (3 votes)

    And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:2 (2 votes)

    Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • 2 Chronicles 16:3 (2 votes)

    [There is] a league between me and thee, as [there was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

  • Psalms 46:9 (2 votes)

    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.