10 Kwatsi lawa lasele emabutfo wawabeka esandleni semnakabo, Abishayi, lowawahlela nawo abhekana nema-Amoni.
Jowabe watjela Abishayi watsi: “Nawubona kutsi emaSiriya ayangehlula, ubobe sewuyeta utangelekelela, nami nangibona kutsi ema-Amoni ayakwehlula, ngitakuta ngitekwelekelela.
Jowabe wabona kutsi emabutfo etitsa atamhlasela ngembili nangemuva, wase ukhetsa bokadzebona betingwazi cobo lwato temabutfo ema-Israyeli, watimisa tabhekana nemaSiriya.
Wase uyawakhipha ngeticheme letintsatfu, sinye saphuma naJowabe, lesinye saphuma na-Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, sekugcina wasikhipha na-Ithayi, umGathi. Inkhosi Davide yakhuluma kulamabutfo, yatsi: “Nami cobo lwami ngitawushuca kanye nani.”
Abishayi, umnakaboJowabe, umsa waSeruya, abengumholi walaba labangema-30. Wagwaza ngesikhali sakhe, alwa nemadvodza langema-300 wawabulala onkhe, waze wadvuma kakhulu njengaletingwazi letingema-30.
Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, wabulala ema-Edomu labeti-18 000 eSigodzini Seluswayi.
Kwatsi emvakwaloko inkhosi yema-Amoni, lekwakunguNahashi, yakhotsama. Hanuni, umsa wayo, waba yinkhosi.