David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the River Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 18:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians 22,000 men. American Standard Version (1901) And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Common English Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Zobah’s King Hadadezer, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Arameans. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Syrians of Damascus also arrived, so that they might offer assistance to Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And so, David then struck of them twenty-two thousand men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Syrians of Damascus came also to help Adarezer king of Soba: and David slew of them likewise two and twenty thousand men. |
David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the River Euphrates.
David captured one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers from him, hamstrung all the horses, and kept a hundred chariots.
Then he placed garrisons , in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.
When the Ammonites realised they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent thirty-five tonnes of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.