And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed from Syria seven hundred in chariots, and forty thousand horsemen. And he struck Shobach the commander of the army, and he died there.
And David captured from him seventeen hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hamstrung all of the chariot horses; but he left a hundred chariots of them.
And Asa called to Jehovah his God, and said, O Jehovah, besides You there is none to help between the great and him with no strength. Help us, O Jehovah our God; for we lean on You, and in Your name we come against this host. O Jehovah, You are our God. Do not let men hold back against You.
With him is an arm of flesh, and with us is Jehovah our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people were supported by the words of Hezekiah the king of Judah.
For you said, No! For we will flee on a horse. Therefore you shall flee. Also, you say, We will ride on swift ones. On account of this, those who pursue you shall be swift ones.
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and lean on horses, and trust on chariotry, because it is great; and in horsemen because they are very strong! But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and do not seek Jehovah.
And the Philistines gathered to fight with Israel, with thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the lip of the sea for multitude. And they came up and pitched in Michmash, east of Bethaven.
Of Jehovah, ones striving against Him will be smashed against Him; He thunders in the heavens against him. Jehovah judges the ends of the earth and gives strength to His king; and He exalts the horn of His anointed.