Sa mu el 404 According to the Bible ( 2 Sam 10 : 1 – 14 ; 1 Chr 19 : 1 – 15 ) , the war erupts after the Ammonites deliberately insult David’s delegates . David is furious with the Ammonites’ ungratefulness and malicious behavior ; and in retaliation, he hurriedly sends his regular army with the elite brigade of his heroes to punish them . David hears about the strategic treaty between the Aramean Federation and the kingdoms of central and south Transjordan . However, while the strategic intelligence about the treaty works well for David, the tactic intelligence fails in the battlefield . David wants to punish the Ammonites immediately by invading their mainland . But what Joab and his commanders do not know is that the Aramean army is already deployed in the area, and both the Ammonite and the Aramean armies are observing and waiting for Joab’s troops . The latter were climbing from the lowest part of the Jordan River and valley up to the heights of Transjordan, and along their tiring...
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