1 Chronicles 19: Hanun Insults David’s Envoys

David sends messengers to comfort Hanun, the new Ammonite king, but Hanun shames them on his princes’ advice. The Ammonites hire Aramean armies, yet Joab and Abishai defeat them, and David crushes the Arameans until they make peace and stop helping Ammon.

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Once the Ammonites saw they had made themselves hateful to David, what did they do (1 Chronicles 19:6-7)?

Sent Hanun to Jerusalem to ask David for pardonAbandoned their cities and left the land to IsraelPaid silver to hire Aramean chariots and troopsReturned the envoys’ garments with a gift of gold