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Verse 16

THE SYRIAN ALLIES OF AMMON CRUSHED BY DAVID

"And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head. And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more."

We have thoroughly discussed these nineteen verses in chapter 10 of 2Samuel, where they are found parallel to all that is written here. These comments are on pp. 123-132 of my commentary on 2Samuel. There is nothing further which I wish to add here.

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