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Ethan: Welcome to Immerse: the
daily bible reading experience.

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Day 200 and 1

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after this, David defeated
and subdued the Philistines by

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conquering Gath, their largest town.

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David also conquered the land of Moab.

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He made the people lie down on the
ground in a row, and he measured them

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off in groups with a length of rope.

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He measured off two groups to be executed,
for every one group to be spared.

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The Moabites who were spared
became David's subjects

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and paid him tribute money.

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David also destroyed the forces of Hadad
Ezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when

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Hadad Ezer marched out to strengthen
his control along the Euphrates River.

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David captured 1, 000 chariots, 7, 000
charioteers, and 20, 000 foot soldiers.

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He crippled all the chariot horses
except enough for 100 chariots.

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When Arameans from Damascus
arrived to help King Hadadezer,

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David killed 22, 000 of them.

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Then he placed several army garrisons
in Damascus, the Aramean capital,

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and the Arameans became David's
subjects and paid him tribute money.

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So the Lord made David
victorious wherever he went.

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David brought the gold shields of
Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem,

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along with a large amount of bronze from
Hadadezer's towns of Teba and Barothai.

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When King Toy of Hamath heard that David
had destroyed the entire army of Hadadizr,

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he sent his son Joram to congratulate
King David for his successful campaign.

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Hadadizr and Toy had been
enemies and were often at war.

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Joram presented David with many
gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

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King David dedicated all
these gifts to the Lord.

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As he did with the silver and gold
from the other nations he had defeated.

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From Edom, Moab, Ammon,
Philistia, and Amalek.

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And from Hadad Ezer, son
of Rehab, king of Zobah.

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So David became even more famous
when he returned from destroying 18,

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000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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He placed army garrisons
throughout Edom, and all the

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Edomites became David's subjects.

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In fact, the Lord made David
victorious wherever he went.

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So David reigned over all
Israel and did what was just

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and right for all his people.

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Joab, son of Zeruiah, was
commander of the army.

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Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilad,
was the royal historian.

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Zadok, son of Ahitab and Ahimelech,
son of Abiathar, were the priests.

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Sareya was the court secretary.

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Benea, son of Jehoiada, was
captain of the king's bodyguard.

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And David's sons served
as priestly leaders.

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One day David asked, Is anyone
in Saul's family still alive?

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Anyone to whom I can show
kindness for Jonathan's sake?

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He summoned a man named Ziba, who
had been one of Saul's servants.

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Are you Ziba, the king asked.

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Yes, sir, I am, Ziba replied.

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The king then asked him, Is anyone
still alive from Saul's family?

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If so, I want to show God's
kindness to them, Ziba replied.

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Yes, one of Jonathan's
sons is still alive.

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He is crippled in both feet.

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Where is he, the king asked.

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In Lodiber, Ziba told him.

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At the home of Maekir, son of
Amiel, so David sent for him and

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brought him from Maekir's home.

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His name was Mephibosheth.

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He was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson.

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When he came to David, he bowed
low to the ground in deep respect.

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David said, Greetings, Mephibosheth.

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Mephibosheth replied, I am your servant.

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Don't be afraid, David said, I intend
to show kindness to you because of

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my promise to your father Jonathan.

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I will give you all the property that once
belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you

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will eat here with me at the king's table.

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Mephibosheth bowed respectfully
and exclaimed, Who is your

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servant that you should show such
kindness to a dead dog like me?

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Then the king summoned Saul's servant,
Ziba, and said, I have given your

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master's grandson everything that
belonged to Saul and his family.

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You and your sons and servants are
to farm the land for him to produce

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food for your master's household.

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But Mephibosheth, your master's
grandson, will eat here at my table.

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Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

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Ziba replied, Yes, my lord the king.

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I am your servant, and I will
do all that you have commanded.

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And from that time on, Mephibosheth
ate regularly at David's table,

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like one of the king's own sons.

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Mephibosheth had a young son named Micah.

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From then on, all the members of Ziba's
household were Mephibosheth's servants.

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And Mephibosheth, who was crippled
in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and

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ate regularly at the king's table.

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Some time after this, King
Nahash of the Ammonites died,

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and his son Hanun became king.

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David said, I am going to show
loyalty to Hanen just as his father,

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Nahash, was always loyal to me.

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So David sent ambassadors
to express sympathy to Hanen

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about his father's death.

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But when David's ambassadors arrived
in the land of Ammon, the Ammonite

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commanders said to Hanen, their
master, Do you really think these men

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are coming here to honor your father?

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No.

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David has sent them to spy out the city
so they can come in and conquer it.

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So Hanun seized David's ambassadors and
shaved off half of each man's beard,

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cut off their robes at the buttocks,
and sent them back to David in shame.

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When David heard what had happened, he
sent messengers to tell the men, Stay

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at Jericho until your beards grow out,
and then come back, for they felt deep

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shame because of their appearance.

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When the people of Ammon realized how
seriously they had angered David, They

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sent and hired 20, 000 Aramean foot
soldiers from the lands of Beth Rehob

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and Zobah, 1, 000 from the King of
Maacah, and 12, 000 from the land of Tob.

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When David heard about this, he sent
Joab and all his warriors to fight them.

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The Ammonite troops came out and
drew up their battle lines at

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the entrance of the city gate.

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While the Arameans from Zobah
and Rehob, and the men from Tab

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and Maacah, positioned themselves
to fight in the open fields.

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When Joab saw that he would have to
fight on both the front and the rear, he

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chose some of Israel's elite troops and
placed them under his personal command

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to fight the Arameans in the fields.

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He left the rest of the army under
the command of his brother Abishai,

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who was to attack the Ammonites.

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If the Arameans are too strong
for me, then come over and

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help me, Joab told his brother.

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And if the Ammonites are too strong
for you, I will come and help you.

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Be courageous.

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Let us fight bravely for our
people and the cities of our God.

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May the Lord's will be done.

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When Joab and his troops attacked,
the Arameans began to run away.

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And when the Ammonites saw the
Arameans running, they ran from

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Abishai and retreated into the city.

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After the battle was over,
Joab returned to Jerusalem.

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The Arameans now realized that they
were no match for Israel, so when they

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regrouped, they were joined by additional
Aramean troops summoned by Hadad Ezer from

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the other side of the Euphrates River.

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These troops arrived at Helam
under the command of Shabak, the

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commander of Hadad Ezer's forces.

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When David heard what was happening,
he mobilized all Israel, crossed the

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Jordan River, and led the army to Helam.

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The Arameans positioned themselves
in battle formation and fought

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against David, but again the
Arameans fled from the Israelites.

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This time David's forces killed 700
charioteers and 40, 000 foot soldiers.

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Including Shabak, the
commander of their army.

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When all the kings allied with
Hadad Ezer saw that they had been

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defeated by Israel, they surrendered
to Israel and became their subjects.

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After that, the Arameans were
afraid to help the Ammonites.

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This concludes today's
Immerse Reading Experience.

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Thank you for joining us.