24 Wabutsa emadvodza amsingatsa, waba ngumholi welicembu lemavukelambuso. Ngesikhatsi Davide abhubhisa emabutfo aseSobha, lamavukelambuso ehlela eDamaseko, lapho efika ahlala khona aba baholi.
Kwatsi ebusuku wahlelembisa libutfo lakhe ngeticheme talo. Wawahlasela wawehlula, wawacosha waze wawabeka eHoba, enyakatfo neDamaseko.
Kodvwa emaSiriya abaleka embikwema-Israyeli, Davide wabulala bagibeli betincola temphi lababengema-700, nemasotja labeti-40 000, labeshuca ngetinyawo. Wachubeka wagadla nakuShobaki, indvuna yabo yemphi, wafa khona lapho.
Ema-Amoni atsi kube abone kutsi asatente aba liphunga lelibi kuDavide, ase acasha emasotja emaSiriya lati-20 000, ashuca ngetinyawo esuka eBhethi Rehobu, naseSobha; nasenkhosini yaseMakha kwaphuma emadvodza layinkhulungwane, naseThobu kwaphuma emadvodza lati-12 000.
Ema-Amoni ashuca aphumela ngephandle, atihlela ekungeneni kwelidolobha. Laba labanye, emaSiriya aseSobha newaseRehobu kanye nemadvodza aseThobu newaseMakha wona atihlela ngephandle esigangeni.
Ngetulu kwaloko Davide wahlasela naHadadezeri, umsa waRehobi, inkhosi yaseSobha, ngesikhatsi Hadadezeri asayawutsatsa kubusa kwakhe ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
Rezoni abesitsa sema-Israyeli ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kusabusa Solomoni, naye engeta kulokuhlushwa Solomoni labehlushwa ngako nguHadadi. Ngako Rezoni wabusa eSiriya, acabana njalo na-Israyeli.
Asa wase utsatsa yonkhe isiliva negolide leyayisele engcebeni yaSimakadze ethempelini nasesigodlweni sakhe. Wayiniketela etandleni tetinceku takhe watitfumela kuBheni Hadadi, umsa waThabrimoni, umsa waHeziyoni, inkhosi yaseSiriya leyayihlala eDamaseko.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele emuva ngendlela lote ngayo, ucondze eHlane laseDamaseko. Utawutsi ungefika khona, ugcobe Hazayeli, abe yinkhosi yaseSiriya.
Bheni Hadadi wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ngitakuwabuyisa onkhe lamadolobha latfunjwa ngubabe kuyihlo. Nawe ungatentela timakethe edolobheni laseDamaseko, njengobe nababe atenta eSamariya.” Ahabi waphendvula watsi: “Ngitakukhululela etikwalesivumelwane.” Ngako benta leso sivumelwane, wase uyamkhulula.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJerobowamu, nako konkhe lakwenta, nekuncoba kwakhe timphi, nekutsi wayibuyisela njani ka-Israyeli iDamaseko neHamathi, leyase iyakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Elisha wesuka lapho waya eDamaseko; Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, abegula. Inkhosi yatsi nayitjelwa ngaloko kutsiwa: “Umuntfu waNkulunkulu udzabule lonkhe lelive waze wefika lapha,”
Wafike wacela tincwadzi tekumetfula emasinagogeni emaJuda aseDamaseko, kuze atsi nakakhandza lapho nobe bobani lababalandzeli baleNdlela yeNkhosi, abe nemandla ekubabopha, labadvuna nalabasikati, abatsatse abamikise eJerusalema.