KJV King James Version
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
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2 Samuel 10:15
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.
WEB World English Bible
When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.
ASV American Standard Version
And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Aram seeth that it is smitten before Israel, and they are gathered together;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 10
12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that [were] with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that [were] beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew [the men of] seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
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Micah 4:11-12Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.Zechariah 14:2-3For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.Isaiah 8:9-10Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.Revelation 19:19-21And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.Psalm 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
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