I. CHRONICLES XIX. 5.

xgold that were on _ the_servants_of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jeru- salem.
8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities_of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith So- lomon made the brazen “sea, and -the pillars, and -the_vessels_of xbrass,
9 Now when Tou king_of Hamath heard how David had_smitten -all the_ J host_of Hadarezer king_of Zobah ;
10 He sent -Hadoram his son to xking David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had_fought against xHadarezer, and smitten him ; (for Hadarezer w had war with Tou;) and with him all manner_ of vessels_of gold and silver and brass.
1 @hem also xking David dedicated unto / the Lor», with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these xnations ; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the_« children _of Ammon, and from the Philistines and from Amalek,
12 Moreover Abishai the_son_of Ze- ruiah slew of «the Edomites in the_ Valley_of Salt eighteen thousand.
13 And he put garrisons in Edom ; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus !the Lorp preserved «David whithersoever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israél, and -executed judgment and justice among all his people.
15 And Joab the_son_of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the_ son_of Ahilud, recorder.
16 And Zadok the_son_of Ahitub, and Abimelech the_son_of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shaysha was scribe ;
W And Benaiah the_son_of Jehoiada was over the eCherethites and the Pelethites ; and the_sons_of David were chief « about the king.
19 NOW it came_to_pass after this,
that » Nahash the_king_of the_ s children_of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
2 And David said, “I will_shew kind- ness unto ? Hanun the_son_of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me.” And Dayid sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the_servants_of David came into the_ land_of the_schildren_of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
8 But the_princes_of the_schildren_ of Ammon said to Hanun, “Thinkest thou that David doth_honour thy rfa- ther, that he hath_sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy_out the land?”
4 Wherefore Hanun took David’s rservants, and shaved them, and cut_ off their “garments in the midst hard_ by their buttocks, and sent _them_ away.
5 Then there went certain, and told David how the « men were_served. And he sent to meet them: for the «men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “*Tarry at Jericho until your beards tbe_grown, and then sreturn,”
333
B.C. about 1040.
8. 1 Kin. 7. 15, 23. 2 Chr, 4. 12, 15, 16.
THE KING oF HAMATH
PRESENTS TO DAVID.
F. force.
w. Was & man-of wars-with.
§, SONS.
EDOMITES SMITTEN, AND EDOM GARRISON- ED. 12,13. 2SAM.
8.13, 14.
J. Jehovah, DAVID'S OFFICERS. 14-17.2SAM.
8, 15-18,
e. execution- ers and the runners,
a. at the- hand_of.
DAVID'S MES- SENGERS TO HANUN SENT BACK, about 1037. 1-5. 2SAM.
10,
n. Nahash, Serpent. $s. Sons.
h. Hanun Fayoured.
@. anah- shim,