¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they [a]stank in the sight of David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the [b]Aramites of the house of Rehob, and the Aramites of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-Tob twelve thousand men.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 10:6 That they had deserved David’s displeasure, for the injury done to his ambassadors.
  2. 2 Samuel 10:6 Or, Syrians.

And the children of Ammon came out and put their army in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Aramites of [a]Zoba, and of Rehob, and of Ish-Tob, and of Maacah were by themselves in the field.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 10:8 These were divers parts of the country of Syria, whereby appeareth that the Syrians served where they might have entertainment, as now the Sweitzers do.

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