1 It happened achar (other) this, that the malak (king) of the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon) mawath (death), and Chanawan (Hanun) his ban (son) malak (king) in his place.
2 Dawad (David) amar (said), “I will show chasad (grace) to Chanawan (Hanun) the ban (son) of Nachash (Nahash), as his ab (father) showed chasad (grace) to me.” So Dawad (David) shalach (send) by his ibaday (servant of) to nacham (turn away / repent) him concerning his ab (father). Dawad (David's) ibaday (servant of) bawaa (bring) into the aratz (Earth/land) of the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon).
3 But the sharay (princes) of the banay (children) of Imawan (Ammon) amar (spoke) to Chanawan (Hanun) their Adawan (), “Do you iyan (eye) that Dawad (David) honors your ab (father), in that he has shalach (send) comforters to you? Hasn't Dawad (David) shalach (send) his ibad (servant) to you to chaqar (search) the iyar (city), and to ragal (spy) it out, and to hapak (overthrow) it?”
4 So Chanawan (Hanun) laqach (take / seize) Dawad (David's) ibaday (servant of), and galach (shaved) off the one chatzay (half) of their zaqan (beards), and karath (cut) off their madaw (garments) in the chatzay (middle), even to their shathah (drinks), and shalach (send) them away.
5 When they nagad (told) it to Dawad (David), he shalach (send) to qaraah (meet) them; for the anashayam (men) were maad (greatly) kalam (ashamed). The malak (king) amar (said), “Wait at Yarayachaw (Jericho) until your zaqan (beards) have tzamach (grown), and then shawab (turn).”
6 When the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon) raah (see / saw) that they were become baash (odious) to Dawad (David), the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon) shalach (send) and shakar (hired) the Aram (Syrians) of Bayatharachawab (Beth Rehob), and the Aram (Syrians) of Tzawabaa (Zobah), isharayam (twenty) alap (thousand) footmen, and the malak (king) of Maikah (Maacah) with one alap (thousand) ayash (man / husband), and the ayash (man / husband) of Tob ishar (-teen) alap (thousand) ayash (man / husband).
7 When Dawad (David) shamai (hearken / hear) of it, he shalach (send) Yawaab (Yawaab / Joab), and all the tzabaa (troop) of the gabawar (mighty) men.
8 The banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon) yatzaa (go out / come out) out, and put the malachamah (battle) in irak (array) at the entrance of the shair (gate): and the Aram (Syrians) of Tzawabaa (Zobah) and of Rachab (Rehob), and the men of Maikah (Tob) and Maacah, were by themselves in the shadah (field).
9 Now when Yawaab (Yawaab / Joab) raah (see / saw) that the malachamah (battle) panayam (face) set panayam (face) him before and achawar (behind), he bachar (chose) of all the choice men of Yashar-Al (Israel), and irak (put) them in array qaraah (against) the Aram (Syrians):
10 The yathar (rest) of the im (nation / people) he nathan (give) into the yad (hand) of Abayashay (Abishai) his ach (brother/kinsman); and he irak (put) them in array qaraah (against) the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon).
11 He amar (said), “If the Aram (Syrians) are too chazaq (strong) for me, then you shall chazaq (help) me; but if the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon) are too chazaq (strong) for you, then I will halak (move) and yashai (salvation) you.
12 Be courageous, and let us be chazaq (strong) for our im (nation / people), and for the iray (cities) of our Alahayam (); and Yahawah () ishah (make) that which seems tawab (good / proper function) to him.”
13 So Yawaab (Yawaab / Joab) and the im (nation / people) who were with him nagash (drew) near to the malachamah (battle) against the Aram (Syrians): and they nawas (fled) panayam (face) him.
14 When the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon) raah (see / saw) that the Aram (Syrians) had nawas (fled), they likewise nawas (fled) panayam (face) Abayashay (Abishai), and bawaa (bring) into the iyar (city). Then Yawaab (Yawaab / Joab) shawab (turn) from the banay (my son) of Imawan (Ammon), and bawaa (bring) to Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem).
15 When the Aram (Syrians) raah (see / saw) that they were defeated by Yashar-Al (Israel), they asap (gathered) themselves yachad (together).
16 Hadadaizar (Hadadezer) shalach (send), and yatzaa (go out / come out) out the Aram (Syrians) who were ibar (beyond) the nahar (river): and they bawaa (come) to Chayalam (Helam), with Shawabak (Shobach) the shar (prince / ruler) of the tzabaa (troop) of Hadadaizar (Hadadezer) at their panayam (face).
17 It was nagad (told) Dawad (David); and he asap (gathered) all Yashar-Al (Israel) asap (together), and ibar (pass over/through) over the Yaradan (Jordan), and bawaa (bring) to Chayalam (Helam). The Aram (Syrians) irak (set) themselves in array qaraah (against) Dawad (David), and lacham (fought) with him.
18 The Aram (Syrians) nawas (fled) panayam (face) Yashar-Al (Israel); and Dawad (David) harag (kill) of the Aram (Syrians) shabai (seven) maah (hundred) charioteers, and arabaiyam (forty) alap (thousand) horsemen, and nakah (struck) Shawabak (Shobach) the shar (prince / ruler) of their tzabaa (troop), so that he mawath (death) there.
19 When all the malakayam (kings) who were ibaday (servants) to Hadadaizar (Hadadezer) raah (see) that they were defeated panayam (face) Yashar-Al (Israel), they made shalam (peace) with Yashar-Al (Israel), and ibad (servant) them. So the Aram (Syrians) yaraa (fear / be afraid) to yashai (salvation) the banay (children) of Imawan (Ammon) any more.