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2 Samuel 10:16 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 10 · verse 16
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.2 Samuel 10:16 · King James Version
2 Samuel 10:16 in context
14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- HadarezerHădarʻezerHadarezer, a Syrian kingH1928 →
- SyriansʼĂrâmAram or Syria, and its inhabitantsH758 →
- ShobachShôwbâkShobak, a SyrianH7731 →
- captainsara head personH8269 →
- beyondʻêberproperly, a region acrossH5676 →
- rivernâhâra stream (including the seaH5104 →
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Here is, 1. A new attempt of the Syrians to recover their lost honour and to check the progress of David's victorious arms. The forces that were lately dispersed rallied again, and gathered themselves together, Sa2 10:15. Even the baffled cause will make head as long as there is any life in it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-19