2 Samuel 10:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.”
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Read Full Chapter →Realizing they have made themselves hateful to David, the Ammonites hire vast Syrian armies for war.
What Does 2 Samuel 10:6 Mean?
Sensing that their insult has made them a stench in David's eyes, the Ammonites prepare for the reckoning they expect. Rather than seek peace, they spend heavily to hire mercenary armies from the Syrian kingdoms to the north, mustering tens of thousands of foot soldiers. One foolish act now multiplies into a coalition for war.
Sin, when it will not repent, instead fortifies itself. Instead of confessing the wrong, the Ammonites compound it, hiring strength to defend an indefensible deed. There is a sober lesson here: the heart unwilling to humble itself will pay any price to avoid it. Yet no alliance of men can finally stand against the purposes of God.
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What does 2 Samuel 10:6 mean?
Realizing they have made themselves hateful to David, the Ammonites hire vast Syrian armies for war.