5 Atsi ayeta emaSiriya aseDamaseko, atsi etekwelekelela Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, Davide wabulala aba ti-22 000 kuwo,
Ngetulu kwaloko Davide wahlasela, wehlula Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, waze wayakufika eHamathi, ngaleso sikhatsi Hadadezeri abecondze kubusa lonkhe lelo live langasemfuleni iYufrathe.
Davide watfumba inkhulungwane yetincola takhe temphi, nebashayeli betincola temphi labati-7 000, nemasotja lahamba ngetinyawo lati-20 000. Onkhe emahhashi wawageca imisipha, washiya emahhashi etincola letatilikhulu.
Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo embusweni wemaSiriya eDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu baDavide, atsela kuye. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Ema-Amoni atsi kube abone kutsi asatente aba liphunga lelibi kuDavide, Hanuni nema-Amoni bakhokha isiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 ekucasha tincola temphi nebagibeli bato kubaseMesophothamiya, nakubaseSiriya kanye nakubaseSobha.
Utamatamise umhlaba, wawudzabula timfa; tivale letimfa tawo ngobe uyaceka.
Watsi kube Sawula abekwe kuba yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, walwa nato tonkhe titsa takhe letatimtungeletile: emaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nema-Edomu, nemakhosi aseSobha kanye nemaFilisti. Abetsi lapho ajikele ngakhona, ente umonakalo.