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When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to intercept them because they had been publicly humiliated.

David: Stay at Jericho until your beards grow back and your shame is gone. Then return home.

When the Ammonites realized they had earned David’s ridicule, they sent for and hired Arameans: 20,000 foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zobah, 1,000 fighting men from the king of Maacah, and 12,000 soldiers from Tob.

When David heard the Ammonites were preparing for war, he sent Joab and all his fighting men.

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