13:018:012 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in
           the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

13:018:013 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became
           David’s servants.  Thus the lord preserved David whithersoever
           he went.

13:018:014 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and
           justice among all his people.

13:018:015 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat
           the son of Ahilud, recorder.

13:018:016 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of
           Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

13:018:017 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and
           the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the
           king.

13:019:001 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the
           children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

13:019:002 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of
           Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me.  And David
           sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father.  So the
           servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon
           to Hanun, to comfort him.

13:019:003 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun,
           Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath
           sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee
           for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

13:019:004 Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and
           cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks,
           and sent them away.

13:019:005 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were
           served.  And he sent to meet them:  for the men were greatly
           ashamed.  And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards
           be grown, and then return.

13:019:006 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made
           themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon
           sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and
           horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out
           of Zobah.

13:019:007 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king
           of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. 
           And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from
           their cities, and came to battle.

13:019:008 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of
           the mighty men.

13:019:009 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in
           array before the gate of the city:  and the kings that were
           come were by themselves in the field.