John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:15
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel ,.... Considered it in their minds, and conversed with one another about it, and fearing what would be the consequence of it: they gathered themselves together ; not only the forces got together again, that fled before Joab, but all the kings of Syria united their forces together, as appears from 2 Samuel 10:19 ; supposing that David would avenge himself on them for assisting the Ammonites against him; and therefore judged... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:15-19
Here is, 1. A new attempt of the Syrians to recover their lost honour and to check the progress of David's victorious arms. The forces that were lately dispersed rallied again, and gathered themselves together, 2 Sam. 10:15. Even the baffled cause will make head as long as there is any life in it; the enemies of the Son of David do so, Matt. 22:34; Rev. 19:19. These, being conscious of their insufficiency, called in the aid of their allies and dependencies on the other side of the river (2... read more