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2 Samuel 10:6

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When they told [it] unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and [then] return.	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.	And when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And when the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 saw^H7200 that they stank^H887 before David^H1732, the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 sent^H7971 and hired^H7936 the Syrians^H758 of Bethrehob^H1050, and the Syrians^H758 of Zoba^H6678, twenty^H6242 thousand^H505 footmen^H7273, and of king^H4428 Maacah^H4601 a thousand^H505 men^H376, and of Ishtob^H382 twelve^{H6240 H8147} thousand^H505 men^H376.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּרְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון כִּי נִבְאֲשׁוּ בְּדָוִד וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־עַמֹּון וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ אֶת־אֲרַם בֵּית־רְחֹוב וְאֶת־אֲרַם צֹובָא עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף רַגְלִי וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ מַעֲכָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִישׁ טֹוב שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִישׁ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּרְאוּ֙	va/i.yir.'U	H7200	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they saw
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) people of
עַמּ֔וֹן	a.Mon	H5983	HNp	Ammon
כִּ֥י	ki	H3588	HC	that
נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ	niv.'a.Shu	H887	HVNp3cp	they had made themselves odious
בְּ/דָוִ֑ד	be./da.Vid	H1732	HR/Np	with/ David
וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֣וּ	va/i.yish.le.Chu	H7971	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they sent
בְנֵֽי	ve.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) people of
עַמּ֡וֹן	a.Mon	H5983	HNp	Ammon
וַ/יִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩	va/i.yis.ke.Ru	H7936	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they hired
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אֲרַ֨ם	'a.Ram	H758	HNp	Aram
בֵּית	beit-	H1050	HNp	Beth
רְח֜וֹב	re.Chov	H1050	HNp	Rehob
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
אֲרַ֣ם	'a.Ram	H758	HNp	Aram
צוֹבָ֗א	tzo.Va'	H6678	HNp	Zobah
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	'es.Rim	H6242	HAcbpa	twenty
אֶ֨לֶף֙	'e.lef	H505	HAcbsa	thousand
רַגְלִ֔י	rag.Li	H7273	HAamsa	foot soldier(s)
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
מֶ֤לֶךְ	Me.lekh	H4428	HNcmsc	(the) king of
מַֽעֲכָה֙	ma.'a.Khah	H4601	HNp	Maacah
אֶ֣לֶף	'E.lef	H505	HAcbsa	one thousand
אִ֔ישׁ	'Ish	H376	HNcmsa	man
וְ/אִ֣ישׁ	ve./'Ish	H376	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) man of
ט֔וֹב	Tov	H2897	HNp	Tob
שְׁנֵים	she.neim-	H8147	HAcmda	two (plus)
עָשָׂ֥ר	'a.Sar	H6240	HAcmsa	ten
אֶ֖לֶף	'E.lef	H505	HAcbsa	thousand
אִֽישׁ	'Ish	H376	HNcmsa	man

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H382 — אִישׁ־טוֹב (ʼÎysh-Ṭôwb, eesh-tobe'): from אִישׁ and טוֹב; man of Tob; Ish-Tob, a place in Palestine; Ish-tob.
• H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
• H758 — אֲרָם (ʼĂrâm, arawm'): from the same as אַרְמוֹן; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite; Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
• H887 — בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash, baw-ash'): a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally; (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
• H1050 — בֵּית רְחוֹב (Bêyth Rᵉchôwb, bayth re-khobe'): from בַּיִת and רְחֹב; house of (the) street; Beth-Rechob, a place in Palestine; Beth-rehob.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4601 — מַעֲכָה (Maʻăkâh, mah-ak-aw'): or מַעֲכָת; (Joshua 13:13), from מָעַךְ; depression; Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman; Maachah, Maachathites. See also בֵּית מַעֲכָה.
• H5983 — עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn, am-mone'): from עַם; tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country; Ammon, Ammonites.
• H6240 — עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'): for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
• H6242 — עֶשְׂרִים (ʻesrîym, es-reem'): from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).
• H6678 — צוֹבָא (Tsôwbâʼ, tso-baw'): or צוֹבָה; or צֹבָה; from an unused root meaning to station; a station; Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria; Zoba, Zobah.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7273 — רַגְלִי (raglîy, rag-lee'): from רֶגֶל; a footman (soldier); (on) foot(-man).
• H7936 — שָׂכַר (sâkar, saw-kar'): or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to כָּרָה through the idea of temporary purchase; compare שָׁכַר); to hire; earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
• H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H2897 — טוֹב (Ṭôwb, tobe): the same as טוֹב; good; Tob, a region apparently East of the Jordan; Tob.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Ishtob — Judges 11:3, Judges 11:5
• Maacah — Joshua 13:11-13
• stank — Genesis 34:30, Exodus 5:21, 1 Samuel 13:4, 1 Samuel 27:12, 1 Chronicles 19:6-7
• Syrians of Bethrehob — 2 Samuel 8:3, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:12, Proverbs 25:8, Isaiah 8:9-10

Reciprocal references (13): Deuteronomy 3:14, Judges 18:28, 1 Samuel 14:47, 2 Samuel 10:8, 1 Chronicles 18:3, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 48:4, Psalms 83:5, Psalms 144:11, Ecclesiastes 3:8, Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 46:21, Ezekiel 27:16

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: WAR-PEACE
• Torrey’s: AMMONITES, THE, BEARD, THE
• Nave’s: ARMIES, BETH-REHOB, ISH-TOB, MAACHAH, REHOB, SYRIA, ZOBAH

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