1 Chronicles 18:5

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The Aramean people from the city of Damascus came to help Hadadezer. Hadadezer was the king of Zobah. But David defeated and killed 22,000 Aramean soldiers.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 18:3

David also fought against Hadadezer’s army. Hadadezer was the king of Zobah. David fought against that army all the way to the town of Hamath. David did this because Hadadezer tried to spread his kingdom all the way to the Euphrates River.

1 Chronicles 18:4

David took from Hadadezer 1,000 chariots {\cf2\super [198]} , 7,000 chariot drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. David also crippled most of Hadadezer’s horses that were used for pulling chariots. But David saved enough horses to pull 100 chariots.

1 Chronicles 18:6

Then David put fortresses {\cf2\super [199]} in the city of Damascus in Aram. The Aramean people became David’s servants and brought tribute {\cf2\super [200]} to him. So the Lord gave victory to David everywhere he went.

1 Chronicles 19:6

The Ammonite people saw they had caused themselves to become hated enemies of David. Then Hanun and the Ammonite people used 75,000 pounds {\cf2\super [206]} of silver to buy chariots {\cf2\super [207]} and chariot drivers from Mesopotamia. {\cf2\super [208]} They also got chariots and chariot drivers from the towns of Maacah and Zobah in Aram.

Psalm 60:2

You shook the earth and split it open.\par Our world is falling apart.\par Please fix it.\par

1 Samuel 14:47

Saul took full control of Israel. Saul fought all the enemies that lived around Israel. Saul fought Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the king of Zobah, and the Philistines. Saul defeated Israel’s enemies wherever he went.