David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you?
Haven't his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land? When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.
So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba.
The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon. He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
He brought forth the people who were therein, and cut [them] with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Genesis Nomadic, idolatrous, incursive and cruel 1 Sam. Judges Reduced to servitude by David 2 Sam. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. Denounced by Jeremiah and Ezekiel Jer. Concise Bible Dictionary : Ben - ammi was the son of Lot by his youngest daughter.
His descendants were neighbors to Israel between the Arnon and the Jabbok on the east , and had much to do with Israel. God had bidden Moses not to touch the Ammonites, nor was their land to be possessed by Israel: it had been given to the children of Lot. Their city was Rabbath -ammon, perhaps their only city, as they were a nomadic people.
None of the nation were to be allowed to enter the congregation of Israel to the tenth generation , that is, forever Deut. Israel served their gods , and God gave them up on both sides of the Jordan to serve the Ammonites. King Solomon was known to have Ammonite wives. And he also constructed altars as a place to worship the national gods of Ammonites and Canaanites that lasted until the time of Josiah.
These two became part of the reasons that triggered the separation of the kingdom into two; the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom. Unique Circular Format — see more in less space.
Limited Time Offer! Find out more now! The Ammonites were Semitic people who were strongly associated with the Hebrews by lineage and language. They dwelt in the country of Ammon driving out the Zamzummims or Zuzims who inhabited the land until their arrival. Their chief god was Ammi or Ammon. The Bible mentions Milcom and Molech as the national gods of Ammon to whom they were offering human sacrifices.
This area is the modern day country of Jordan. His contribution to the alliance consisted of several thousand foot soldiers. The league succeeded in halting Shalmanezer, whereupon its members dispersed and resumed their jockeying among themselves for local power. The reason for their attack is not stated in the Biblical account Jehoshaphat had fought beside Ahab against Trans-Jordanians in the battle of Ramoth-Gilead 1 Kings ; ; 2 Chron , which did not earn for him the love of the Ammonites and Moabites.
All of this doubtless contributed to the animosity of the Trans-Jordanian powers against the king of Judah. At some time during the short reign of Ahaziah of Israel c. The attack was not a concerted drive to conquer, but was rather in the nature of a raid. In a daring move the invaders crossed the Dead Sea at the ford opposite Masada, climbed one of the difficult but short ascents into the heart of the Judean hills, and camped in the vicinity of Engedi, also called Hazazon-tamar 2 Chron , 2.
When word reached Jehoshaphat, he turned to God for help in his consternation ff. The enemy armies were making their way up the Ascent of Ziz to the Wilderness of Jeruel. When they were suddenly set upon by Judean ambushers, the Moabite and Ammonite columns panicked and fought mistakenly against their allies, the Meunites from Mt. Seir ff. Their demise was total. They were able to secure the services of the prophet Elisha on the expedition. After seven days of traveling, the caravan found no water holes and were faced with a critical situation.
According to a promise from God through Elisha, a sudden flood of water came down a dry wadi from the direction of Edom and saved them The march resumed and the battle was joined in Horonaim, where the Moabites were put to flight. Cutting off all the water supply of the enemy in the vicinity, the Israelite army laid siege to the walled city of Kir-hareseth. The king of Moab in the direst emergency offered his eldest son as a human sacrifice to his god Chemosh on the city wall in full view of the enemy.
Demoralized by the sight, the Israelites withdrew to their land. After the humbling of Moab, their northern neighbors the Arameans pushed southward to the Arnon River , The Assyrians had first broken the power of the Arameans of Damascus and then retired to the E themselves, leaving Trans-Jordan to fend for itself against its former masters on the W bank of the river.
After Uzziah died c. Jotham received from Ammon an annual tribute after that of talents of silver, 10, cor of wheat, 10, cor of barley.
In b. In the same year the Assyrians crushed Damascus and her king Rezin. All of the Syro-Palestinian states fell into line and rendered tribute, including Ahaz of Judah 2 Kings , 8 ; 2 Chron , Shortly after Sargon II of Assyria died c. The same king Buduili is mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian kings Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal only through c. A building inscr.
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