2 Samuel 10:6

6 Cuando el pueblo de Amón se dio cuenta de qué tan seriamente había provocado el enojo de David, los amonitas contrataron a veinte mil soldados arameos de infantería de las tierras de Bet-rehob y Soba, mil del rey de Maaca y doce mil de la tierra de Tob.

2 Samuel 10:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 10:6

And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before
David
Or had made themselves odious to him, as it is rendered in ( 1 Chronicles 19:6 ) ; were abominable to him, that he was incensed against them, and enraged at them, and was determined to be avenged on them for the affront given, of which they had certain information: but instead of seeking to appease him, and give him satisfaction for the affront,

the children of Ammon sent, and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob;
a place near Hamath, ( Numbers 13:21 ) ; there was a city of this name in the tribe of Asher, out of which the Canaanites could not be driven, and perhaps now inhabited by Syrians, or by a people so called, ( Joshua 19:28 ) ( Judges 1:31 ) ;

and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen:
that is, out of both places; this place Hadadezer was king of, with whom David had fought before, and beat, and who owed him a grudge on that account, and was ready to assist the Ammonites against him, ( 2 Samuel 8:3-5 ) ,

and of King Maacah a thousand men;
that is, of the king of Maacah, which was a place in the tribe off Manasseh, from whence the inhabitants could not be expelled, ( Joshua 13:11 Joshua 13:13 ) ; and seems now to have been inhabited by Syrians, and therefore is called Syriamaachah, ( 1 Chronicles 19:6 ) ;

and of Ishtob twelve thousand men;
which is thought to be the same with the land of Tob, whither Jephthah fled, and dwelt in it, when ill used by his brethren, ( Judges 11:3 Judges 11:5 ) ; these mercenary soldiers were in all thirty three thousand men; ( 1 Chronicles 19:6 1 Chronicles 19:7 ) , it is said, chariots and horsemen, even thirty two thousand; these were hired with a thousand talents of silver.

2 Samuel 10:6 In-Context

4 Entonces Hanún tomó presos a los embajadores de David, les afeitó la mitad de la barba, les cortó los mantos a la altura de las nalgas y los envió avergonzados de regreso a David.

5 Cuando llegó a oídos de David lo que había sucedido, envió mensajeros para decirles a los hombres: «Quédense en Jericó hasta que les crezca la barba y luego regresen». Pues se sentían muy avergonzados de su aspecto.

6 Cuando el pueblo de Amón se dio cuenta de qué tan seriamente había provocado el enojo de David, los amonitas contrataron a veinte mil soldados arameos de infantería de las tierras de Bet-rehob y Soba, mil del rey de Maaca y doce mil de la tierra de Tob.

7 Cuando David se enteró, envió a Joab con todos sus guerreros a pelear contra ellos.

8 Las tropas amonitas se pusieron en pie de guerra a la entrada de la puerta de la ciudad, mientras los arameos de Soba y Rehob, junto con los hombres de Tob y Maaca, tomaron posiciones para pelear a campo abierto.