1 Nahash, the Ammon king, died. His son Hanun was king now. ⚰️ 2 David said he would be kind to Hanun, like Nahash was kind to him. David sent men to say, “We are sorry.” 3 But the Ammon leaders told Hanun, “David’s men are spies. They came to look at the land.” ️ 4 Hanun grabbed David’s men. He cut half their beards and cut their clothes in back. Then he sent them away. ✂️✂️➡️ 5 David heard and met the men. He said, “Stay in Jericho till your beards grow. Then come home.” ♂️♂️️➡️ 6 The Ammon men saw David was mad. They paid for help from far places, with many chariots and a king from Maacah. ️️ 7 The hired army came to a town by Medeba. The Ammon men came out to fight too. ⛺⚔️ 8 David heard. He sent Joab and the strong army. ✈️⚔️ 9 The Ammon army stood by the city gate. The other army stood out in the field. ⚔️ 10 Joab saw two armies, front and back. He picked strong men to face the Aram men. ➡️⬅️✈️️ 11 Joab gave the rest to his brother Abishai. They stood to face the Ammon men. ️⚔️ 12 Joab said, “If they are too strong for me, help me. If they are too strong for you, I will help you.” ️ 13 Joab said, “Be brave. We fight for our people and God’s towns. God will do what is good to Him.” ️️ 14 Joab and his men moved at the Aram army. The Aram army ran away. ♂️ 15 The Ammon men saw this and ran from Abishai. They went into their city. Joab went back to Jerusalem. ♂️➡️️ 16 The Aram men lost. They called more help from across the river. Shophach, a big boss for Hadadezer, led them. ✈️ 17 David heard. He gathered all Israel. They crossed the Jordan River and lined up to fight. ♂️♀️⚔️ 18 The Aram army ran. David’s men won. Many in chariots and many on foot died. Shophach died too. ️⚰️ 19 Hadadezer’s men saw they lost. They made peace with David and served him. After this, Aram would not help Ammon. ️