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.
So they hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maachah with his army. They came and set up camp near Medeba. The Ammonites also gathered their forces from all their cities and came ready for war.
This verse describes how the Ammonites hired a massive army with thousands of chariots and allied with other nations to prepare for battle against Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during King David's reign when the Ammonites insulted David's messengers who had come to offer condolences. Rather than apologize, the Ammonites decided to go to war and hired mercenary armies from surrounding nations. Medeba was a strategic location east of the Jordan River in Moabite territory.
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