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.
Cuando los amonitas se dieron cuenta de que habían hecho enemigo a David, Hanún y los amonitas enviaron mil talentos de plata para contratar carros de guerra y jinetes de Mesopotamia, Siria-maaca y Soba.
Los amonitas gastaron una fortuna en plata para contratar ejércitos extranjeros después de ofender a David.
📚 Contexto Histórico
This follows the incident where Hanun, king of Ammon, humiliated David's ambassadors who had come to offer condolences, wrongly suspecting they were spies. A thousand talents of silver was an enormous sum—equivalent to millions of dollars today—showing how desperate the Ammonites were to defend themselves against David's expected retaliation. They hired mercenaries from several Aramean kingdoms north of Israel.
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