Parallel Verses
- 新标点和合本 - 求你叱喝芦苇中的野兽和群公牛， 并列邦中的牛犊。 把银块踹在脚下； 神已经赶散好争战的列邦。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 求你斥责芦苇中的野兽和公牛群， 并万民中的牛犊。 直到他们带着银块来朝贡 ； 上帝已经赶散好战的万民 。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 求你斥责芦苇中的野兽和公牛群， 并万民中的牛犊。 直到他们带着银块来朝贡 ； 神已经赶散好战的万民 。
- 当代译本 - 求你斥责那芦苇中的野兽， 斥责成群的公牛和列邦的牛犊， 使他们俯首献上贡银。 求你驱散好战的列邦。
- 圣经新译本 - 求你斥责芦苇中的野兽、 成群的公牛和万民中的牛犊， 并且把 贪爱银块的人践踏在脚下； 求你赶散那些喜爱战争的民族。
- 中文标准译本 - 求你斥责芦苇中的野兽， 斥责壮牛群以及万民中的牛犊； 把贪爱银块的人践踏在脚下 ， 驱散那喜好战斗的民众。
- 现代标点和合本 - 求你叱喝芦苇中的野兽和群公牛， 并列邦中的牛犊， 把银块踹在脚下； 神已经赶散好争战的列邦。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 求你叱喝芦苇中的野兽和群公牛， 并列邦中的牛犊； 把银块踹在脚下， 上帝已经赶散好争战的列邦。
- New International Version - Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
- New International Reader's Version - Give a strong warning to Egypt, that beast among the tall grass. It is like a herd of bulls among the calves. May that beast bow down before you with gifts of silver. Scatter the nations who like to make war.
- English Standard Version - Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.
- New Living Translation - Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
- Christian Standard Bible - Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those with bars of silver. Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.
- New American Standard Bible - Rebuke the animals in the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
- New King James Version - Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
- Amplified Bible - Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt], The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples; Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
- American Standard Version - Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.
- King James Version - Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
- New English Translation - Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.
- World English Bible - Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
- 新標點和合本 - 求你叱喝蘆葦中的野獸和羣公牛， 並列邦中的牛犢。 把銀塊踹在腳下； 神已經趕散好爭戰的列邦。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸和公牛羣， 並萬民中的牛犢。 直到他們帶着銀塊來朝貢 ； 上帝已經趕散好戰的萬民 。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸和公牛羣， 並萬民中的牛犢。 直到他們帶着銀塊來朝貢 ； 神已經趕散好戰的萬民 。
- 當代譯本 - 求你斥責那蘆葦中的野獸， 斥責成群的公牛和列邦的牛犢， 使他們俯首獻上貢銀。 求你驅散好戰的列邦。
- 聖經新譯本 - 求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸、 成群的公牛和萬民中的牛犢， 並且把 貪愛銀塊的人踐踏在腳下； 求你趕散那些喜愛戰爭的民族。
- 呂振中譯本 - 求你叱責蘆荻中的野獸、 雄壯的公牛羣、別族之民的領主 ； 將貪婪銀子的踹於腳下 ； 趕散喜好接戰的別族之民 。
- 中文標準譯本 - 求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸， 斥責壯牛群以及萬民中的牛犢； 把貪愛銀塊的人踐踏在腳下 ， 驅散那喜好戰鬥的民眾。
- 現代標點和合本 - 求你叱喝蘆葦中的野獸和群公牛， 並列邦中的牛犢， 把銀塊踹在腳下； 神已經趕散好爭戰的列邦。
- 文理和合譯本 - 其叱葦中之獸、牡牛之羣、民眾之犢、踐其銀於足下、驅散好鬥之民兮、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 好鬥之人、如牛如犢、如葦間之獸、爾制伏之、爾離散之、俾輸金以歸附兮。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 願主叱喝葦叢之野獸、與群牡牛、及似牛犢之異邦人、使之皆攜銀叩伏、喜爭鬥之列國、天主均已擊散、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 以爾駐蹕。於我 瑟琳 。萬王賓貢。莫敢不勤。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Reprende a esa bestia de los juncos, a esa manada de toros bravos entre naciones que parecen becerros. Haz que, humillada, te lleve barras de plata; dispersa a las naciones belicosas.
- 현대인의 성경 - 갈밭의 들짐승과 같은 이집트를 꾸짖으시고 송아지를 거느린 수소떼와 같은 온 세계 민족을 꾸짖어 그들이 은을 바치며 복종할 때까지 낮추소서. 전쟁을 즐기는 모든 민족을 흩으소서.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Я же угнетен и страдаю. Спасение Твое, Боже, пусть возвысит меня!
- Восточный перевод - Я же угнетён и страдаю. Спасение Твоё, Всевышний, пусть возвысит меня!
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Я же угнетён и страдаю. Спасение Твоё, Аллах, пусть возвысит меня!
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Я же угнетён и страдаю. Спасение Твоё, Всевышний, пусть возвысит меня!
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - depuis ton sanctuaire ╵qui domine Jérusalem ! Des rois t’y apporteront leurs présents.
- リビングバイブル - ああ神よ、敵をしかりつけ、 進んで税を持って来るようにしてください。 争い事を好む連中を追い散らしてください。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Repreende a fera entre os juncos, a manada de touros entre os bezerros das nações. Humilhados, tragam barras de prata. Espalha as nações que têm prazer na guerra.
- Hoffnung für alle - Dein Tempel ragt hoch über Jerusalem. Dorthin bringen dir Könige ihren Tribut.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Xin quở trách đội quân các nước— là những thú dữ trong lau sậy, và đàn bò rừng giữa bò con của các dân tộc. Xin hạ nhục bọn người dâng bạc. Xin đánh tan các đoàn dân hiếu chiến.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ขอทรงลงโทษสัตว์ร้ายในพงอ้อ ขอทรงลงโทษฝูงโคถึกในหมู่ลูกวัวแห่งชนชาติทั้งหลาย ขอทรงกระทำให้พวกเขาสยบและนำเงินแท่งมา ขอทรงกระทำให้ชนชาติต่างๆ ที่ใฝ่สงครามกระจัดกระจายไป
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ห้ามพวกสัตว์ป่าที่อาศัยอยู่ในดงอ้อ ห้ามฝูงกระทิงที่อยู่ท่ามกลางกระทิงน้อยของบรรดาชนชาติ พวกที่ใคร่จะได้เครื่องบรรณาการ ก็ขอให้ถูกทำให้ถ่อมลง และขอให้บรรดาชนชาติที่ชอบการสงครามกระเจิดกระเจิงไป
Cross Reference
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 - Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king. For ten years into Asa’s reign the country was at peace.
- 2 Chronicles 14:2 - Asa was a good king. He did things right in God’s eyes. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in God, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. God kept the peace.
- 2 Chronicles 14:7 - Asa said to his people, “While we have the chance and the land is quiet, let’s build a solid defense system, fortifying our cities with walls, towers, gates, and bars. We have this peaceful land because we sought God; he has given us rest from all troubles.” So they built and enjoyed prosperity.
- 2 Chronicles 14:8 - Asa had an army of 300,000 Judeans, equipped with shields and spears, and another 280,000 Benjaminites who were shield bearers and archers. They were all courageous warriors.
- 2 Chronicles 14:9 - Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against Asa with an army of a million plus three hundred chariots and got as far as Mareshah. Asa met him there and prepared to fight from the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. Then Asa prayed to God, “O God, you aren’t impressed by numbers or intimidated by a show of force once you decide to help: Help us, O God; we have come out to meet this huge army because we trust in you and who you are. Don’t let mere mortals stand against you!”
- 2 Chronicles 14:12 - God defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah; the Ethiopians ran for their lives. Asa and his men chased them as far as Gerar; so many of the Ethiopians were killed that there was no fight left in them—a massacre before God and his troops; Judah carted off loads of plunder. They devastated all the towns around Gerar whose people were helpless, paralyzed by the fear of God, and looted the country. They also attacked herdsmen and brought back a lot of sheep and camels to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 20:1 - Some time later the Moabites and Ammonites, accompanied by Meunites, joined forces to make war on Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat received this intelligence report: “A huge force is on its way from beyond the Dead Sea to fight you. There’s no time to waste—they’re already at Hazazon Tamar, the oasis of En Gedi.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:3 - Shaken, Jehoshaphat prayed. He went to God for help and ordered a nationwide fast. The country of Judah united in seeking God’s help—they came from all the cities of Judah to pray to God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:5 - Then Jehoshaphat took a position before the assembled people of Judah and Jerusalem at The Temple of God in front of the new courtyard and said, “O God, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven above and ruler of all kingdoms below? You hold all power and might in your fist—no one stands a chance against you! And didn’t you make the natives of this land leave as you brought your people Israel in, turning it over permanently to your people Israel, the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived here and built a holy house of worship to honor you, saying, ‘When the worst happens—whether war or flood or disease or famine—and we take our place before this Temple (we know you are personally present in this place!) and pray out our pain and trouble, we know that you will listen and give victory.’
- 2 Chronicles 20:10 - “And now it’s happened: men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir have shown up. You didn’t let Israel touch them when we got here at first—we detoured around them and didn’t lay a hand on them. And now they’ve come to kick us out of the country you gave us. O dear God, won’t you take care of them? We’re helpless before this vandal horde ready to attack us. We don’t know what to do; we’re looking to you.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:13 - Everyone in Judah was there—little children, wives, sons—all present and attentive to God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:14 - Then Jahaziel was moved by the Spirit of God to speak from the midst of the congregation. (Jahaziel was the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah the Levite of the Asaph clan.) He said, “Attention everyone—all of you from out of town, all you from Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat—God’s word: Don’t be afraid; don’t pay any mind to this vandal horde. This is God’s war, not yours. Tomorrow you’ll go after them; see, they’re already on their way up the slopes of Ziz; you’ll meet them at the end of the ravine near the wilderness of Jeruel. You won’t have to lift a hand in this battle; just stand firm, Judah and Jerusalem, and watch God’s saving work for you take shape. Don’t be afraid, don’t waver. March out boldly tomorrow—God is with you.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:18 - Then Jehoshaphat knelt down, bowing with his face to the ground. All Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping God. The Levites (both Kohathites and Korahites) stood to their feet to praise God, the God of Israel; they praised at the top of their lungs!
- 2 Chronicles 20:20 - They were up early in the morning, ready to march into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were leaving, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen Judah and Jerusalem! Listen to what I have to say! Believe firmly in God, your God, and your lives will be firm! Believe in your prophets and you’ll come out on top!”
- 2 Chronicles 20:21 - After talking it over with the people, Jehoshaphat appointed a choir for God; dressed in holy robes, they were to march ahead of the troops, singing, Give thanks to God, His love never quits.
- 2 Chronicles 20:22 - As soon as they started shouting and praising, God set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir as they were attacking Judah, and they all ended up dead. The Ammonites and Moabites mistakenly attacked those from Mount Seir and massacred them. Then, further confused, they went at each other, and all ended up killed.
- 2 Chronicles 20:24 - As Judah came up over the rise, looking into the wilderness for the horde of barbarians, they looked on a killing field of dead bodies—not a living soul among them.
- 2 Chronicles 20:25 - When Jehoshaphat and his people came to carry off the plunder they found more loot than they could carry off—equipment, clothing, valuables. It took three days to cart it away! On the fourth day they came together at the Valley of Blessing (Beracah) and blessed God (that’s how it got the name, Valley of Blessing).
- 2 Chronicles 20:27 - Jehoshaphat then led all the men of Judah and Jerusalem back to Jerusalem—an exuberant parade. God had given them joyful relief from their enemies! They entered Jerusalem and came to The Temple of God with all the instruments of the band playing.
- 2 Chronicles 20:29 - When the surrounding kingdoms got word that God had fought Israel’s enemies, the fear of God descended on them. Jehoshaphat heard no more from them; as long as Jehoshaphat reigned, peace reigned.
- 2 Chronicles 20:31 - That about sums up Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king and ruled as king in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. He continued the kind of life characteristic of his father Asa—no detours, no dead-ends—pleasing God with his life. But he failed to get rid of the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines—people continued to pray and worship at these idolatrous god shops.
- 2 Chronicles 20:34 - The rest of Jehoshaphat’s life, from start to finish, is written in the memoirs of Jehu son of Hanani, which are included in the Royal Annals of Israel’s Kings.
- 2 Chronicles 20:35 - Late in life Jehoshaphat formed a trading syndicate with Ahaziah king of Israel—which was very wrong of him to do. He went in as partner with him to build ocean-going ships at Ezion Geber to trade with Tarshish. Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah preached against Jehoshaphat’s venture: “Because you joined forces with Ahaziah, God has shipwrecked your work.” The ships were smashed and nothing ever came of the trade partnership.
- Isaiah 37:1 - When King Hezekiah heard the report, he also tore his clothes and dressed in rough, penitential burlap gunnysacks, and went into the sanctuary of God. He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, all of them also dressed in penitential burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
- Isaiah 37:3 - They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘This is a black day. We’re in crisis. We’re like pregnant women without even the strength to have a baby! Do you think your God heard what the Rabshekah said, sent by his master the king of Assyria to mock the living God? And do you think your God will do anything about it? Pray for us, Isaiah. Pray for those of us left here holding the fort!’”
- Isaiah 37:5 - Then King Hezekiah’s servants came to Isaiah. Isaiah said, “Tell your master this, ‘God’s Message: Don’t be upset by what you’ve heard, all those words the servants of the Assyrian king have used to mock me. I personally will take care of him. I’ll arrange it so that he’ll get a rumor of bad news back home and rush home to take care of it. And he’ll die there. Killed—a violent death.’” * * *
- Isaiah 37:8 - The Rabshekah left and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah. (He had gotten word that the king had left Lachish.)
- Isaiah 37:9 - Just then the Assyrian king received an intelligence report on King Tirhakah of Ethiopia: “He is on his way to make war on you.” On hearing that, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with instructions to deliver this message: “Don’t let your God, on whom you so naively lean, deceive you, promising that Jerusalem won’t fall to the king of Assyria. Use your head! Look around at what the kings of Assyria have done all over the world—one country after another devastated! And do you think you’re going to get off? Have any of the gods of any of these countries ever stepped in and saved them, even one of these nations my predecessors destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who lived in Telassar? Look around. Do you see anything left of the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, the king of Ivvah?”
- Isaiah 37:14 - Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of the messengers and read it. Then he went into the sanctuary of God and spread the letter out before God.
- Isaiah 37:15 - Then Hezekiah prayed to God: “God-of-the-Angel-Armies, enthroned over the cherubim-angels, you are God, the only God there is, God of all kingdoms on earth. You made heaven and earth. Listen, O God, and hear. Look, O God, and see. Mark all these words of Sennacherib that he sent to mock the living God. It’s quite true, O God, that the kings of Assyria have devastated all the nations and their lands. They’ve thrown their gods into the trash and burned them—no great achievement since they were no-gods anyway, gods made in workshops, carved from wood and chiseled from rock. An end to the no-gods! But now step in, O God, our God. Save us from him. Let all the kingdoms of earth know that you and you alone are God.” * * *
- Isaiah 37:21 - Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this word to Hezekiah: “God’s Message, the God of Israel: Because you brought King Sennacherib of Assyria to me in prayer, here is my answer, God’s answer: “‘She has no use for you, Sennacherib, nothing but contempt, this virgin daughter Zion. She spits at you and turns on her heel, this daughter Jerusalem. “‘Who do you think you’ve been mocking and reviling all these years? Who do you think you’ve been jeering and treating with such utter contempt All these years? The Holy of Israel! You’ve used your servants to mock the Master. You’ve bragged, “With my fleet of chariots I’ve gone to the highest mountain ranges, penetrated the far reaches of Lebanon, Chopped down its giant cedars, its finest cypresses. I conquered its highest peak, explored its deepest forest. I dug wells and drank my fill. I emptied the famous rivers of Egypt with one kick of my foot.”
- Isaiah 37:26 - “‘Haven’t you gotten the news that I’ve been behind this all along? This is a longstanding plan of mine and I’m just now making it happen, using you to devastate strong cities, turning them into piles of rubble and leaving their citizens helpless, bewildered, and confused, drooping like unwatered plants, stunted like withered seedlings.
- Isaiah 37:28 - “‘I know all about your pretentious poses, your self-important comings and goings, and, yes, the tantrums you throw against me. Because of all your wild raging against me, your unbridled arrogance that I keep hearing of, I’ll put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I’ll show you who’s boss. I’ll turn you around and take you back to where you came from.
- Isaiah 37:30 - “‘And this, Hezekiah, will be your confirming sign: This year’s crops will be slim pickings, and next year it won’t be much better. But in three years, farming will be back to normal, with regular sowing and reaping, planting and harvesting. What’s left of the people of Judah will put down roots and make a new start. The people left in Jerusalem will get moving again. Mount Zion survivors will take hold again. The zeal of God-of-the-Angel-Armies will do all this.’ * * *
- Isaiah 37:33 - “Finally, this is God’s verdict on the king of Assyria: “‘Don’t worry, he won’t enter this city, won’t let loose a single arrow, Won’t brandish so much as one shield, let alone build a siege ramp against it. He’ll go back the same way he came. He won’t set a foot in this city. God’s Decree. I’ve got my hand on this city to save it, Save it for my very own sake, but also for the sake of my David dynasty.’”
- Isaiah 37:36 - Then the Angel of God arrived and struck the Assyrian camp—185,000 Assyrians died. By the time the sun came up, they were all dead—an army of corpses! Sennacherib, king of Assyria, got out of there fast, back home to Nineveh. As he was worshiping in the sanctuary of his god Nisroch, he was murdered by his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer. They escaped to the land of Ararat. His son Esar-haddon became the next king.
- James 4:1 - Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don’t have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn’t yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.
- 2 Samuel 8:1 - In the days that followed, David struck hard at the Philistines—brought them to their knees and took control of the countryside.
- 2 Samuel 8:2 - He also fought and defeated Moab. He chose two-thirds of them randomly and executed them. The other third he spared. So the Moabites fell under David’s rule and were forced to bring tribute.
- 2 Samuel 8:3 - On his way to restore his sovereignty at the River Euphrates, David next defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob the king of Zobah. He captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand infantry. He hamstrung all the chariot horses, but saved back a hundred.
- 2 Samuel 8:5 - When the Arameans from Damascus came to the aid of Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of them. David set up a puppet government in Aram-Damascus. The Arameans became subjects of David and were forced to bring tribute. God gave victory to David wherever he marched.
- 2 Samuel 8:7 - David plundered the gold shields that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. He also looted a great quantity of bronze from Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer.
- 2 Samuel 8:9 - Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down the entire army of Hadadezer. So he sent his son Joram to King David to greet and congratulate him for fighting and defeating them, for Toi and Hadadezer were old enemies. He brought with him gifts of silver, gold, and bronze. King David consecrated these along with the silver and gold from all the nations he had conquered—from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and from Amalek, along with the plunder from Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.
- 2 Samuel 8:13 - David built a victory monument on his return from defeating the Arameans. Abishai son of Zeruiah fought and defeated the Edomites in the Salt Valley. Eighteen thousand of them were killed. David set up a puppet government in Edom, and the Edomites became subjects under David. God gave David victory wherever he marched.
- 2 Samuel 8:15 - Thus David ruled over all of Israel. He ruled well—fair and evenhanded in all his duties and relationships.
- 2 Samuel 8:16 - Joab son of Zeruiah was head of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was clerk;
- 2 Samuel 8:17 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;
- 2 Samuel 8:18 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; And David’s sons were priests.
- 2 Samuel 10:1 - Sometime after this, the king of the Ammonites died and Hanun, his son, succeeded him as king. David said, “I’d like to show some kindness to Hanun, the son of Nahash—treat him as well and as kindly as his father treated me.” So David sent Hanun condolences regarding his father.
- 2 Samuel 10:2 - But when David’s servants got to the land of the Ammonites, the Ammonite leaders warned Hanun, their head delegate, “Do you for a minute suppose that David is honoring your father by sending you comforters? Don’t you think it’s because he wants to snoop around the city and size it up that David has sent his emissaries to you?”
- 2 Samuel 10:4 - So Hanun seized David’s men, shaved off half their beards, cut off their robes halfway up their buttocks, and sent them packing.
- 2 Samuel 10:5 - When all this was reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, for they were seriously humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow out. Only then come back.”
- 2 Samuel 10:6 - When it dawned on the Ammonites that as far as David was concerned they stunk to high heaven, they hired Aramean soldiers from Beth-Rehob and Zobah—twenty thousand infantry—and a thousand men from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
- 2 Samuel 10:7 - When David heard of this, he dispatched Joab with his strongest fighters in full force.
- 2 Samuel 10:8 - The Ammonites marched out and arranged themselves in battle formation at the city gate. The Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah took up a position out in the open fields. When Joab saw that he had two fronts to fight, before and behind, he took his pick of the best of Israel and deployed them to confront the Arameans. The rest of the army he put under the command of Abishai, his brother, and deployed them to confront the Ammonites. Then he said, “If the Arameans are too much for me, you help me. And if the Ammonites prove too much for you, I’ll come and help you. Courage! We’ll fight tooth and nail for our people and for the cities of our God. And God will do whatever he sees needs doing!”
- 2 Samuel 10:13 - But when Joab and his soldiers moved in to fight the Arameans, they ran off in full retreat. Then the Ammonites, seeing the Arameans run for dear life, took to their heels from Abishai and went into the city. So Joab left off fighting the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 10:15 - When the Arameans saw how badly they’d been beaten by Israel, they picked up the pieces and regrouped. Hadadezer sent for the Arameans who were across the River. They came to Helam. Shobach, commander of Hadadezer’s army, led them. All this was reported to David.
- 2 Samuel 10:17 - So David mustered Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans went into battle formation, ready for David, and the fight was on. But the Arameans again scattered before Israel. David killed seven hundred chariot drivers and forty thousand cavalry. And he mortally wounded Shobach, the army commander, who died on the battlefield. When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace and became Israel’s vassals. The Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites ever again.
- Jeremiah 50:11 - “You Babylonians had a good time while it lasted, didn’t you? You lived it up, exploiting and using my people, Frisky calves romping in lush pastures, wild stallions out having a good time! Well, your mother would hardly be proud of you. The woman who bore you wouldn’t be pleased. Look at what’s come of you! A nothing nation! Rubble and garbage and weeds! Emptied of life by my holy anger, a desert of death and emptiness. Travelers who pass by Babylon will gasp, appalled, shaking their heads at such a comedown. Gang up on Babylon! Pin her down! Throw everything you have against her. Hold nothing back. Knock her flat. She’s sinned—oh, how she’s sinned, against me! Shout battle cries from every direction. All the fight has gone out of her. Her defenses have been flattened, her walls smashed. ‘Operation God’s Vengeance.’ Pile on the vengeance! Do to her as she has done. Give her a good dose of her own medicine! Destroy her farms and farmers, ravage her fields, empty her barns. And you captives, while the destruction rages, get out while the getting’s good, get out fast and run for home. * * *
- Psalms 22:12 - Herds of bulls come at me, the raging bulls stampede, Horns lowered, nostrils flaring, like a herd of buffalo on the move.