WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 19

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stanghy, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Sometime later,

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<v Speaker 1>King Nahsh of Ammon died and his son Henan became King.

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<v Speaker 1>David said, nay Hash was kind to me, so I

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<v Speaker 1>will be kind to his son. He sent some officials

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<v Speaker 1>to Ammon to tell Hanan how sorry he was that

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<v Speaker 1>his father had died. But when David's officials arrived at Ammon,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ammonite leaders said to Hanan, do you really believe

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<v Speaker 1>King David is honoring your father by sending these men

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<v Speaker 1>to comfort you. He probably sent them to spy on

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<v Speaker 1>our country so he can come and destroy. Hanin arrested

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<v Speaker 1>David's officials and had their beard shaved off and their

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<v Speaker 1>robes cut off just below the waist, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>sent them away. They were terribly ashamed. When David found

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<v Speaker 1>out what had happened to his officials, he sent a

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<v Speaker 1>message that told them stay in Jericho until your beards

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<v Speaker 1>grow back. Then you can come home. The Ammonites realized

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<v Speaker 1>they had made David furious, so they paid over thirty

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<v Speaker 1>tons of silver to hire chariot troops from Mesopotamia and

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<v Speaker 1>from the Syrian kingdoms of Macah and Zoba. Thirty two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand troops, as well as the king of Macan his

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<v Speaker 1>army came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonite troops also

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<v Speaker 1>left their towns and came to prepare for battle. David

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<v Speaker 1>heard what was happening, and he sent out Joab with

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<v Speaker 1>his army. The Ammonite troops marched to the entrance of

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<v Speaker 1>the city and prepared for battle while the Syrian troops

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<v Speaker 1>took their position in the open fields. Joab saw that

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy troops were lined up on both sides of him,

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<v Speaker 1>so he picked some of the best Israelite soldiers to

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<v Speaker 1>fight the Syrians. Then he put his brother Abishai in

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<v Speaker 1>command of the rest of the army and told them

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<v Speaker 1>to fight against the Ammonites. Joab told his brother, if

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<v Speaker 1>the Syrians are too much for me to handle, come

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<v Speaker 1>and help me, and if the Ammonites are too strong

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<v Speaker 1>for you, I'll come and help you. Be brave and

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<v Speaker 1>fight hard to protect our people and the towns of

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<v Speaker 1>our Lord God. I pray he will do whatever pleases him.

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<v Speaker 1>Joeab and his soldiers attacked the Syrians, and the Syrians

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<v Speaker 1>ran from them. When the Ammonite troops saw that the

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<v Speaker 1>Syrians had run away, they ran from Abishai's soldiers and

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<v Speaker 1>went back into their own city. Joab then returned to Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 1>As soon as the Syrians realized they had been defeated,

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<v Speaker 1>they sent for their troops that were stationed on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of the Euphrates River. Shofak, the commander of

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<v Speaker 1>had Atesar's army, led these troops to Ammon. David found

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<v Speaker 1>out what the Syrians were doing, and he brought Israel's

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<v Speaker 1>entire army together. They crossed the Jordan River, and he

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<v Speaker 1>commanded them to take their positions facing the Syrian troops.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon after the fighting began, the Syrians ran from Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>David killed seven thousand Chariot troops and forty thousand regular soldiers.

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<v Speaker 1>He also killed Shofak, their commander. When the kings who

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<v Speaker 1>had been under had at Aesar's rules saw that Israel

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<v Speaker 1>had defeated them, they made peace with David and accepted

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<v Speaker 1>him as their new ruler the Syrians never helped the Ammonites. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at this passage of scripture today and we could

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<v Speaker 1>see that you were protecting and defending David and the

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<v Speaker 1>people of Israel, and even the nations that were rising

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<v Speaker 1>up against them were shown a display of your power

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<v Speaker 1>at work in the leadership and in the military of

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<v Speaker 1>the nation you had chosen. Lord, We're grateful that you

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<v Speaker 1>look at unworthy people and you choose them to become

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<v Speaker 1>part of your family and to give you glory. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that that's exactly what you've done for us.

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<v Speaker 1>In Christ Jesus, you chose us to be your children,

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<v Speaker 1>to be men and women who know you through faith

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<v Speaker 1>in your son, You've given us new life. You protect

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<v Speaker 1>us from those that would come against us. You tell

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<v Speaker 1>us in your word that there are spiritual forces that

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<v Speaker 1>line up against the people of God, but that your

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<v Speaker 1>strength is sufficient in the midst of our human weakness.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're grateful, Lord for the battles that you fight

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<v Speaker 1>on our behalf. Were grateful for your presence with us.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for the strength that you give to us.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray that our faith in your son, Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 1>would be strong each and every day in the midst

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<v Speaker 1>of whatever context we find ourselves in. We love you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you that you loved us first, and

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<v Speaker 1>you show us that day by day in so many ways.

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<v Speaker 1>And we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.