Reading for May 11th

Read 2 Samuel 10.1-19
In 10.1-19: The Ammorite war.
In verse 2; Nahash was Saul's enemy in 1 Sam 10.27b-11.15.
He and David had a treaty.
Hanun's actions here indicate that Israel was the superior partner in the treaty or that David was trying to make Israel the superior partner.
In verse 4: Hanun's treatment of the envoys is symbolic emasculation.
The beard was a symbol of masculinity.
Cutting off of their garments below the waist was a symbolic castration.
In verse 5: Jericho was the closest Israelite city west of the Jordan opposite Ammon.
In verse 6: Beth-rehab and Zobah were Aramean (Syrian) city states.
The word for thousand may refer to to a much smaller military unit.
Maacah and Tob were states in northern Palestine east of the Jordan.
In verse 9: Joab made a tactical mistake that led to having enemies on two opposing sides.
In verse 12: Joab encouraged his men to fight for the cities that Israel claimed east of the Jordan.
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