2 Samuel 10 · Verse 6

2 Samuel 10:6

And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.

2 Samuel 10:6, King James Version

2 Samuel 10:6 in other translations

BSB	When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
WEB	When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
ASV	And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
YLT	And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and Ish-Tob with twelve thousand men;
DARBY	And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
BBE	And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the Aramaeans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve thousand.
Webster	And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.

What does 2 Samuel 10:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 10:6-14

6-14. when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David--To chastise those insolent and inhospitable Ammonites, who had violated the common law of nations, David sent a large army under the command of Joab, while they, informed of the impending attack, made energetic preparations to repel it by engaging the services of an immense number of Syrian mercenaries. Beth-rehob--the capital of the low-lying region between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon. Zoba--(see on 2Sa 8:3). of king Maacah--His territories lay on the other side of Jordan, near Gilead (De 3:14). Ish-tob--that is, "the men of Tob"--the place of Jephthah's marauding adventures (see also 1Ch 19:6; Psa 60:1, title). As the Israelite soldiers poured into the Ammonite territory, that people met them at the frontier town of Medeba (1Ch 19:7-9), the native troops covering the city, while the Syrian mercenaries lay at some distance encamped in the fields. In making the attack, Joab divided his forces into two separate detachments--the one of which, under the command of his brother, Abishai, was to concentrate its attack upon the city, while he himself marched against the overwhelming host of mercenary auxiliaries. It was a just and necessary war that had been forced on Israel, and they could hope for the blessing of God upon their arms. With great judgment the battle opened against the mercenaries, who could not stand against the furious onset of Joab, and not feeling the cause their own, consulted their safety by flight. The Ammonites, who had placed their chief dependence upon a foreign aid, then retreated to entrench themselves within the walls of the town.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 The children of Ammon saw that they stank - That is, that their conduct rendered them abominable. This is the Hebrew mode of expressing such a feeling. See Gen 34:30. The Syrians of Bethrehob - This place was situated at the extremity of the valley between Libanus and Anti-libanus. The Syrians of Zoba were subject to Hadadezer. Maacah was in the vicinity of Mount Hermon, beyond Jordan, in the Trachonitis. Ish-tob - This was probably the same with Tob, to which Jephthah fled from the cruelty of his brethren. It was situated in the land of Gilead.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 10:6-14

They that are at war with the Son of David, not only give the provocation, but begin the war. God has forces to send against those that set his wrath at defiance, Is 5:19, which will convince them that none ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. Christ's soldiers should strengthen one another's hands in their spiritual warfare. Let nothing be wanting in us, whatever the success be. When we make conscience of doing our duty, we may, with satisfaction, leave the event with God, assuredly hoping for his salvation in his own way and time.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Samuel 10:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121

עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983

כִּ֥יkithatH3588

נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.Shuthey had made themselves odiousH887

בְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.Vidwith DavidH1732

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH7971

בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121

עַמּ֡וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983

וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩vai.yis.ke.Ruand they hiredH7936

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

אֲרַ֨ם'a.RamAramH758

בֵּית\־beit-BethH1050

רְח֜וֹבre.ChovRehobH1050

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853

אֲרַ֣ם'a.RamAramH758

צוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'ZobahH6678

עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242

אֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefthousandH505

רַגְלִ֔יrag.Lifoot soldier[s]H7273

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853

מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428

מַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahMaacahH4601

אֶ֣לֶף'E.lefone thousandH505

אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH376

וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand [the] man ofH376

ט֔וֹבTovTobH2897

שְׁנֵים\־she.neim-two [plus]H8147

עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SartenH6240

אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505

אִֽישׁ\׃'IshmanH376

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 10:6

2 Samuel 8:3
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
2 Samuel 8:5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Judges 11:3
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
Judges 18:28
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth–rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
Judges 11:5
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
1 Samuel 27:12
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Isaiah 8:9-10
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
2 Samuel 8:12
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
1 Samuel 13:4
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
Exodus 5:21
And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
Proverbs 25:8
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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stank.
Ge 34:30; Ex 5:21; 1Sa 13:4; 27:12; 1Ch 19:6,7
Syrians of Beth-rehob.
8:3,5,12
Zobah.
Pr 25:8; Isa 8:9,10
Maacah.
Jos 13:11-13
Ish-tob. or, the men of Tob.
Jud 11:3,5

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Context

2 Samuel 10:5
When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
2 Samuel 10:6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.
2 Samuel 10:7
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

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2 Samuel 10:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y viendo los hijos de Ammón que se habían hecho odiosos á David, enviaron los hijos de Ammón y tomaron á sueldo á los Siros de la casa de Rehob, y á los Siros de Soba, veinte mil hombres de á pie: y del rey de Maaca mil hombres, y de Is-tob doce mil hombres.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et les fils d’Ammon virent qu’ils s’étaient mis en mauvaise odeur auprès de David; et les fils d’Ammon envoyèrent, et prirent à leur solde des Syriens de Beth-Rehob et des Syriens de Tsoba, 20 000 hommes de pied, et le roi de Maaca avec 1 000 hommes, et ceux de Tob, 12 000 hommes.
German Elberfelder 1871	Als nun die Kinder Ammon sahen, daß sie sich bei David stinkend gemacht hatten, da sandten die Kinder Ammon hin und dingten die Syrer von Beth-Rechob und die Syrer von Zoba, 20000 Mann zu Fuß, und den König von Maaka, 1000 Mann, und die Männer von Tob, 12000 Mann.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Videntes autem filii Ammon quod injuriam fecissent David, miserunt, et conduxerunt mercede Syrum Rohob, et Syrum Soba, viginti millia peditum, et a rege Maacha mille viros, et ab Istob duodecim millia virorum.