KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 10:16
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
WEB World English Bible
Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
ASV American Standard Version
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which is beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer is before them.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 10
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.
19 And when all the kings [that were] servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרH1928 · ha.dar.e.zerHadarezerוַיֹּצֵ֤אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲרָם֙H758 · a.ramAramאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichמֵעֵ֣בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideהַנָּהָ֔רH5104 · na.harRiverוַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeחֵילָ֑םH2431 · che.lamHelamוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְH7731 · sho.vakhShobachשַׂר־H8269 · sarrulerצְבָ֥אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרH1928 · ha.dar.e.zerHadarezerלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃H6440 · pa.nehface: before
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 19:16And 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: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.2 Samuel 8:3-8David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.1 Chronicles 18:3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.1 Chronicles 18:5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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