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David: The Warrior King - Bible Verse List
A Novel of King David
David in 1 Chronicles 19
(1 Chronicles 19:1) And it happened after this, Nahash the king of the sons of
Ammon died. And his son reigned in his place.
(1 Chronicles 19:2) And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of
Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to
comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of
the sons of Ammon to Hanun, in order to comfort him.
(1 Chronicles 19:3) But the rulers of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, Is David
honoring your father in your eyes, because he has sent comforters to you? Have
not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?
(1 Chronicles 19:4) And Hanun took David's servants and shaved them, and cut off
their garments in half, to the buttocks, and sent them away.
(1 Chronicles 19:5) And some came and told David how the men were treated. And
he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Stay
at Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return.
(1 Chronicles 19:6) And the Ammonites saw that they had made themselves stink
before David, and Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to
hire chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia and out of Maachah of Syria, and
out of Zobah.
(1 Chronicles 19:7) And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of
Maachah and his people, who came and pitched before Medeba. And the Ammonites
gathered themselves from their cities and came to battle.
(1 Chronicles 19:8) And David heard, and he sent Joab and all the army of the
mighty men.
(1 Chronicles 19:9) And the sons of Ammon came out and put the battle in order
before the gate of the city. And the kings who had come were by themselves in
the field.
(1 Chronicles 19:10) And Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and
behind, and he chose out of all the choice young men of Israel and set in order
against the Syrians.
(1 Chronicles 19:11) And he delivered the rest of the people into the hand of
his brother Abishai. And they set in order against the sons of Ammon.
(1 Chronicles 19:12) And he said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you
shall help me. But if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help
you.
(1 Chronicles 19:13) Be of good courage and let us behave ourselves bravely for
our people, and for the cities of our God. And let Jehovah do what is good in
His sight.
(1 Chronicles 19:14) And Joab and the people with him drew near before the
Syrians to the battle. And they fled before him.
(1 Chronicles 19:15) And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled,
they also fled before his brother Abishai. And they entered into the city. And
Joab came to Jerusalem.
(1 Chronicles 19:16) And the Syrians saw that they were beaten before Israel,
and sent messengers and drew forth the Syrians who were beyond the river. And
Shophach the captain of the army of Hadarezer went before them.
(1 Chronicles 19:17) And it was told to David. And he gathered all Israel and
passed over Jordan and came on them. And he set in order against them. And David
set in order against the Syrians, and they fought with him.
(1 Chronicles 19:18) But the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed seven
thousand of the Syrians in chariots, and forty thousand footmen; and he killed
Shophach the commander of the army.
(1 Chronicles 19:19) And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were beaten
before Israel, and they made peace with David and became his servants. And Syria
was not willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.
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A List of the Characters in David: The
Warrior King with records in the Bible
Abner – Saul’s general - influential
cousin.
Achish – Philistine king.
Ahinoam – Saul’s wife.
Eliab – David’s eldest brother.
Jonathan – Saul’s son - eldest prince of Israel.
Michal – Saul’s daughter - David’s wife.
Abiathar – Priest to David who survived Saul’s slaughter at Nob - the son of
Ahimelech.
Abigail from Carmel – David’s second wife - the widow of Nabal.
Abinadab – David’s second eldest brother.
Abishai – Zeruiah’s second son.
Ahimelech – Priest who gave David bread and Goliath’s sword - was murdered
for his actions.
Ahinoam from Jezreel – servant to Abigail - David’s third wife.
Amasa – David’s nephew - his sister Abigail’s only son.
Asahel – Zeruiah’s youngest son
Bathsheba – Beautiful daughter of Eliel.
Doeg – Saul’s henchman.
Ish-bosheth – Saul’s youngest son.
Joab – Zeruiah’s oldest son.
Merab – Saul’s eldest daughter.
Pelet – David’s soldier
Rizpah – Saul’s concubine.
Samuel – Prophet who anoints David king.
Shammah – Daivd’s third eldest brother.
Abigail – David’s sister, her son is Amasa.
Abinadab ben Saul – Saul’s son.
Adriel – Merab’s husband and Saul’s son-in-law.
Hushai – One of David’s guards in the wildernesses.
Jaasiel – Abner’s son.
Malchi-shua – Saul’s son.
Mephibosheth – Jonathan’s only son.
Nethaneel – David’s fourth eldest brother.
Ozem – David’s sixth brother.
Raddai – David’s fifth brother.
Sérèn – Five princes of Philistine (Gath, Gaza, Ekron, Ashkelon, and Ashod).
Zeruiah – David’s sister - mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.
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