"For the headof Aramis Damascusand the headof Damascusis Rezin(now within another65yearsEphraimwill be shattered,[so that it is] nolonger a people),
He dividedhis forces againstthem by night,he and his servants,and defeatedthem, and pursuedthem as faras Hobah,whichis northof Damascus.
Then Davidputgarrisonsamong the Arameansof Damascus,and the Arameansbecameservantsto David,bringingtribute.And the LORDhelpedDavidwhereverhe went.
they approachedZerubbabeland the headsof fathers'[households], and saidto them, "Let us buildwith you, for we, like you, seekyour God;and we have been sacrificingto Him sincethe daysof Esarhaddonkingof Assyria,who broughtus up here."
for beforethe boyknowshow to cryout 'My fatheror 'My mother,'the wealthof Damascusand the spoilof Samariawill be carriedaway beforethe kingof Assyria."
Therefore the LORDraisesagainstthem adversariesfrom RezinAnd spurstheir enemieson,
And allthe peopleknow[it], [That is], Ephraimand the inhabitantsof Samaria,Assertingin prideand in arroganceof heart:
Concerning Damascus."Hamathand Arpadare putto shame,For they have heardbadnews;They are disheartened.There is anxietyby the sea,It cannotbe calmed.
"Damascuswas your customerbecause of the abundanceof your goods,becauseof the abundanceof all[kinds] of wealth,because of the wineof Helbonand whitewool.
When Ephraimspoke,[there was] trembling.He exaltedhimselfin Israel,But through Baalhe didwrongand died.
